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The Latest Breaking News from NHS Ayrshire

Four men jailed after £6 million NHS bribery and corruption probe

Four men are behind bars after a £6m corruption and bribery probe at health boards across Scotland.

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Health boards across Scotland cancel non-urgent care ahead of Storm Eowyn

HEALTH boards across Scotland have cancelled non-urgent care ahead of a red weather warning for Storm Eowyn on Friday ...

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Ayrshire assault victim complains after being refused reconstructive surgery

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman upheld the complaint against NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

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NHS Ayrshire & Arran deficit doubles to £56m as cost of paper towels, pay deals and medicine mounts

NHS Ayrshire and Arran Health Board faces financial challenge as it prepares to set budget on Tuesday.

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Ayrshire 'superhospital' plan on backburner as NHS faces 'deteriorating’ finances

NHS Ayrshire and Arran Chief Executive was giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.

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Diabetes patients make up majority of those waiting 18 months for an appointment in NHS Ayrshire & Arran

A breakdown of figures for outpatients waiting more than a year and a half for an appointment showed most had diabetes or a similar condition.

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NHS Ayrshire & Arran to cut number of hospital beds

NHS Ayrshire and Arran Chief Executive says that the aim is to provide the right balance between 'place based' community care and acute hospital beds, with no more covid funds for extra staff.

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Delayed hospital discharges continue to rise in South Ayrshire

New breakdown of bed blocking figures show gap is widening between South Ayrshire and the other two Ayrshire authorities.

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NHS Ayrshire's delayed discharge crisis driven by South Ayrshire's reliance on private care

South Ayrshire sees almost 80 per cent of care provided by struggling private commissioned care providers, compared to 40 per cent in North Ayrshire and 20 per cent in high performing East Ayrshire.

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Award ceremony looking for NHS Ayrshire & Arran workers who go above and beyond

NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Ayrshire Achieves award scheme is back for 2023- and now the public have the opportunity to get involved.

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Ayrshire hospitals axe elective surgeries for three weeks with wards under 'considerable pressure'

NHS Ayrshire & Arran will temporarily pause all elective surgery for a period of three weeks as hospitals struggle to cope with demand.

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'Hands off our hospital': Bob Shields says as NHS bosses deny Ayr service changes

Questions over the 'running down of services' at Ayr Hospital have been raised, writes Bob Shields.

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NHS Ayrshire and Arran spent more than £1m on agency nurses in one month as health board faces £30m funding gap

NHS Ayrshire and Arran Health Board heard that an additional £4m would need to be found to balance the books on Monday.

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Ayrshire hospitals in need of eye-watering £74.5 million in maintenance repairs

An MSP is calling on the Scottish Government to address the health board's repairs backlog.

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NHS Ayrshire & Arran issues 'critical emergency' care warning to patients

Health chiefs have warned that their under-pressure A&E units are struggling to cope with demand.

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World Menopause Month: NHS Ayrshire and Arran staff break 'wall of taboos'

October is 'World Menopause Month' and staff at NHS Ayrshirre & Arran have highlighted the issue.

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Cancer patient endures nightmare eight month wait for treatment in Ayrshire

New figures for the quarter ending 30 June 2022 show that only 74.3 per cent of patients in NHS Ayrshire & Arran were treated within 62 days.

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No new nurses to be taken on by NHS Ayrshire and Arran for a year

A crisis over recruitment has seen NHS Scotland appoint all new graduate nurses, causing issues for health services who will need to add staff during the year.

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Nicola Sturgeon brands patient's 84 hour wait for hospital bed as 'unacceptable'

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Leader Douglas Ross told Parliament how the unnamed patient endured a wait of three and a half days before being transferred to an inpatient bed.

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Cancelled operations across NHS Ayrshire & Arran have almost tripled, new figures show

Figures have been presented by Public Health Scotland.

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NHS Ayrshire & Arran staff forced to restrain patient during life-threatening episode

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) said the organisation’s treatment of the patient was of a “reasonable standard” and that the likelihood of having to restrain the patient “had been anticipated.”

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Patients ‘sleeping on recliner chairs’ in overcrowded hospital, inspection finds

Some patients at an Ayrshire hospital spent up to 28 hours on trolleys in corridors while waiting for treatment, with some spending three days on…

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Top surgeon suspended by medical watchdog after Old Firm bust-up with partner

Dr Graeme Holt, was previously suspended by NHS Ayrshire and Arran for his behaviour, but his fitness to practice has now been determined to be impaired by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) following his domestic conviction.

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Scots health board declares 'major incident' as hospital suffers power cut

NHS Ayrshire and Arran has confirmed that University Hospital Crosshouse, near Kilmarnock, lost power in the early hours of Sunday March 6, temporarily affecting services.

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