The Latest Breaking News from NHS Ayrshire Arran

New Ayrshire National Treatment Centre plan approved as part of £400m blueprints

Now that the proposals have been green lighted, the new look treatment centre will specialise in orthopaedic surgeries, which should help reduce waiting times locally.

Daily Record · Jul 6, 2023

NHS Ayrshire staff past and present praised on milestone day for health service

Lesley Bowie and Claire Burden have both issued messages today, marking the birth of the NHS.

Daily Record · Jul 5, 2023

Delayed discharges show reduction at NHS Ayrshire & Arran

Despite the improving picture, the figures also show that in some health boards delayed discharge figures are still much higher than they were pre-pandemic (April 2019).

Daily Record · Jun 12, 2023

Ayr Hospital ward closure could see 24 beds axed

The announcement comes on the back of last week’s news that Ayr University Hospital is braced to lose all three of its level 3 ICU beds as part of a shake-up.

Daily Record · Mar 10, 2023

ICU bed transfer from Ayr Hospital to Crosshouse was done to prevent a future "emergency staff crisis," say NHS chiefs

NHS Ayrshire & Arran said it has become “increasingly difficult” to sustain the current critical care service model at Ayr because of “significant difficulties” in recruiting senior medical staff.

Daily Record · Mar 2, 2023

ICU beds to shut at Ayr Hospital as NHS chiefs admit strain on system

The news, broken to senior staff yesterday, has sparked a furious reaction with critical care beds set to move to Crosshouse.

Daily Record · Mar 1, 2023

Three-month public consultation to begin over the future of cancer treatment therapies in Ayrshire

Starting on Monday, February 13, a three month public consultation will get underway and the NHS Board wants to hear the views of the people of Ayrshire.

Daily Record · Feb 2, 2023

Latest A&E waiting times at Ayr Hospital sparks 'extreme worry'

Across NHS Ayrshire & Arran, more than 40 per cent of patients endured A&E waiting times in excess of the four-hour mark.

Daily Record · Jan 20, 2023

GP blow as primary care staff to reduce 'appropriate routine work' for three weeks in Ayrshire

In an announcement this afternoon, the organisation said the move was designed to ensure GP practices are “able to prioritise urgent care.”

Daily Record · Jan 17, 2023

GPs across Ayrshire asked to see emergency patients only as NHS crisis deepens

Surgeries will be restricted to urgent cases only with families also asked to aid the discharge of relatives from hospital.

Daily Record · Jan 10, 2023