Determined efforts are being made to try and free up beds in Ayrshire and Arran over the next few weeks as concerns grow over the “immense pressure” facing the health and social care system.
However the waiting list in North Ayrshire is at a record low.
This was revealed by councillor Margaret Johnson, North Ayrshire Council's Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care after SNP colleague Davina McTiernan asked how the service would cope with the impending winter period.
