Stuart Miller In the aftermath of #OscarSoWhite, there has been a shift, with actors of color including Viola Davis, Daniel Kaluuya, Mahershali Ali and Steven Yuen earning nominations. But the parts these actors inhabited were written specifically for a Black or, in Yuen’s case, a Korean actor.It was only last year when Riz Amed, the British son of Pakistani immigrants, was nominated of “Sound of Metal,” that the Oscars hinted at a newer trend in diversity in casting.“Hollywood is finally catching up and we’re able to represent the world as it really is,” says “West Side Story” casting director Cindy Tolan, adding that studios are “following the dollar.”“If you’re more reflective of life and of the audience, then more people will be interested in your movie or TV show,” says “Macbeth” casting director Ellen Chenoweth.
Ambulance turnaround times at West Dunbartonshire's local A&E highest in Scotland
23.02.2022 - 14:31 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Dumbarton mum has spoken of her agonising five hour wait for help after her six-year-old daughter stopped breathing.
The shock incident came as new figures showed ambulance turnaround times at West Dunbartonshire’s nearest A&E were the highest in Scotland.
Dumbarton’s MSP Jackie Baillie has warned that “lives are on the line”.
Figures revealed that Paisley’s struggling Royal Alexandra Hospital, the nearest local A&E unit, had the highest turnaround time for ambulances in the country.
The data covers the period from October 1 last year until January 31 this year.
It revealed it took longer to complete the handover of patients to A&E staff there than anywhere else in Scotland.
And it highlights how one crew waited 10 hours and 43 minutes to be freed up from the hospital.
The impact of those turnaround times is being felt by residents, including one Dumbarton mum who told the Lennox of her experience.
The local, who asked to remain anonymous, said: “My daughter ran through to the bedroom to try and get me and whacked her hip.
“By the time she got to my room she was crying. I went to scoop her up and she went limp.
“I was telling her to sit up, but then I noticed that her eyes had rolled to the back of her head.
“She had gone rigid, her face puffed up and she had gone blue. I tried to shake her to get her to breathe.
“She came round and I called for an ambulance. On the phone they asked if she was breathing. I said that she was, but was lying in the bed, chalk white.
“They said they’d get an ambulance out to assess her, but it didn’t turn up for five hours.We called at 3.50pm in the afternoon. The ambulance turned up just before 9pm.
“The wait was horrible.
“I was sitting up with my daughter waiting that whole time. We were both
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