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The Latest Breaking News from NHS Ayrshire Arran

Hospital crisis as up to 15 ambulances wait for access to Crosshouse on Monday afternoon

Emergency crews were seen lining up waiting for access this afternoon.

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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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Teen patient 'abandoned' in A&E corridor for almost 48 hours as desperate mum fumes at 'chaotic' scenes

The patient's mum has told of 'shambolic' scenes within Crosshouse Hospital with her son still waiting for a bed.

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Tens of thousands of Ayrshire residents decide whether to donate organs when they die

The new figures come from NHS Ayrshire & Arran as the organisation gets behind Organ Donation Week (26 September to 2 October).

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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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Tragic Ayrshire hospital patient was 'denied' chance of early palliative care

And medical staff “should have checked” the medication prescribed to see if it was “working,” and “review or prescribe something else,” according to findings from the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO).

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Ayrshire hospital workers face tougher fines if they break smoking ban laws

Staff could be fined up to £2,500 if they knowingly allow someone to light up within the 15-metre banned zone

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Cost of expensive drugs and workers' pay won't make Scots health board's £26m shortfall worse

Its finance director says the increasing cost of rare medicines and higher than anticipated pay agreements can be dealt with.

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Alcohol deaths in Ayrshire on rise as health and care chiefs react to grim figures

New statistics show that 91 people died of drink-related deaths in the NHS Ayrshire & Arran health board region in 2021.

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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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Ayrshire patients in need of emergency vascular care to travel to East Kilbride from next month

Non-arterial day case activity and outpatient services will remain within NHS Ayrshire & Arran.

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Family fear diabetic Scots gran could lose leg as limb rots after 'docs stopped medication'

Margaret Mcavoy, 76, from East Ayrshire, has been suffering from a wound on her leg for over five months, and her family claim it's directly due to her being taken off diabetes medication just eight weeks before.

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Covid rising again as pressure on NHS remains high in Ayrshire amid new Omicron sub-variant concern

An increase of positive cases in hospitals and communities has been reported by NHS Ayrshire & Arran.

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New GP prescription service panned in Ayrshire town as 'cock-up' leaves patients with lengthy waiting times

Rab Wilson said he encountered major issues when he tried to pick up his usual medication from a Lloyds Pharmacy outlet in the town.

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Tiny Scots baby said to be UK's smallest leaves hospital for life at home with family

Hannah Stibbles was born by emergency C-section at 25 weeks on December 30, 2021 and weighed an absolutely tiny 11.5 ounces.

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New Ayr hospital will bring extra '12 beds' and two operating theatres in bid to tackle crippling surgery list

Carrick Glen is set to be well equipped to deal with the demand after MSP Sharon Dowey raised questions over new NHS facility.

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Mental health nurse is sanctioned after home visit 'failings' in tragic patient case

She didn’t conduct, or record, any home visits while employed by the health board within the timeframe.

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Seriously ill patient discharged from NHS Ayrshire & Arran hospital into taxi wearing nightwear when they were 'not clinically fit' to leave

A report concluded that medics missed opportunities to diagnose the patient's kidney failure.

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NHS boss responds after ambulance chaos outside Ayr Hospital with service overwhelmed with ill patients

NHS Ayrshire & Arran have vowed to eliminate delays after it was revealed ambulances and police had to queue for hours outside Ayr hospital last week.

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Private hospital in Ayr bought for £1.8m by NHS to tackle orthopaedic surgery waiting times

Carrick Glen Hospital has been taken over by NHS Ayrshire & Arran and will become one of 10 new national treatment centres.

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Covid-19 Ayrshire: Elderly and at-risk groups now being offered second booster jabs

High-priority groups will be invited for another vaccine top-up as they become eligible.

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