Labour would draft in former nurses to help ease the burden on accident and emergency departments, Ed Miliband has said.
GPs could also be installed in hospitals to cool pressure on the straining service, the Labour leader added.
A&E departments are under "considerable pressure" in Scotland this winter, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has admitted.
She said winter bugs, festive GP closures and the pressure from an ageing population had made it a busy period for A&E staff.
It comes as more operations were postponed at hospitals across Scotland today due to high levels of demand.
NHS Grampian said 45 planned procedures were postponed at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary today which would be rearranged as soon as possible.
Ed Miliband wants former nursing staff to be drafted in as part of a new five-point plan to ease the burden on accident and emergency.
Hospitals are saying there simply are not enough beds and trained medical staff for sick patients who need to be admitted.
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