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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Paul Behan

Ayrshire health chief says 'high demand' putting extra pressure on services

NHS Ayrshire & Arran has today admitted they are experiencing “high demand” for acute care services in both University Hospitals Ayr and Crosshouse.

Top brass have revealed that hospital occupancy has increased in the last fortnight by a staggering 100 per cent, and services are stretched and “congested".

Claire Burden, chief executive said: “Over the last 15 days, our hospital occupancy has increased with occupancy exceeding 100 per cent.

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