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Nov 16, 2020
Clinical Prioritisation Framework for NHS Procedures Launched
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman MSP on Monday published Scotland’s Framework for the Clinical Prioritisation of Elective Care, which...
Apr 17, 2020
Child Vaccinations should continue throughout Coronavirus Outbreak
Commenting on Scotland’s childhood immunisation figures, Public Health Minister Joe FitzPatrick MSP reminded all parents and carers of...
Apr 8, 2020
SNP Government provides additional £5.5 million for Community Pharmacies
Additional funding of £5.5 million will be provided to community pharmacies to help them cope with increased pressures from coronavirus...
Apr 1, 2020
Capacity to Airlift Arran and Cumbrae Patients to Mainland Hospitals Enhanced
The SNP Government, Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) and other key stakeholders have acted to increase capacity for airlifting...
Mar 31, 2020
Additional £15 Million to Support GP Practices through COVID-19 Pandemic
The SNP Government has allocated an additional £15 million of funding to GP practices across Scotland specifically to help them cope with...
Mar 6, 2020
Alcohol Related Hospital Stays fall 29.35% in NHS Ayrshire and Arran
From 2009/10 to 2018/19 the percentage of alcohol related hospital stays under NHS Ayrshire and Arran (NHS A&A) declined by 29.35%, from...
Feb 6, 2020
Crosshouse Hospital Best in UK for Accident and Emergency Training
Crosshouse Hospital was ranked the UK's best for Accident and Emergency (A & E) training in 2019. This was revealed by Dr David Chung,...
Jan 7, 2020
£4.5 Million to Improve Support for Neurological Conditions
A five-year action plan to support people with a neurological condition has been published by Public Health Minister Joe FitzPatrick MSP....
Mar 27, 2019
The Impact of Celebrity Endorsements of Diet Products
Celebrity endorsements are almost as old as advertising itself, but in recent years there has been a worrying rise in the number of...
Mar 27, 2019
Stroke and Heart Deaths in Ayrshire and Arran Fall 43% and 30% in a Decade
Information Services Division Scotland figures show that in relation to Ayrshire and Arran over the last ten years cancer mortality has...
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