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Sep 12, 2019
Reassurances Obtained on Tackling Colorectal Cancer in Ayrshire
In response to concerns he raised recently, Kenneth Gibson MSP has received assurances from NHS Ayrshire & Arran (NHSAA) regarding the...
Aug 29, 2019
NHS Pay Award for Medical and Dental Staff
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman MSP has announced a pay award of 2.5% backdated to 01 April 2019 for medical and dental staff, general...
Jul 17, 2019
Scotland’s Highest Ever Incidence of Drug Deaths
National Records of Scotland has revealed that there were 82 drug-related deaths registered by NHS Ayrshire & Arran in 2018. The only...
Jul 9, 2019
Rise in Medical Trainee Recruitment
Latest recruitment figures show that training places in the speciality areas of clinical radiology, paediatrics and general surgery for...
Jul 3, 2019
Teenage Pregnancies in Ayrshire decline by 55.5%
Across NHS Ayrshire & Arran, the number of teenage pregnancies has declined from 715 in 2007 to 318 in 2016, a 55.5% decrease, with a...
Jun 28, 2019
Thousands of Young Mums and Babies Benefit From Family Nurse Partnership
According to a new report, more than 7,000 young mothers and their newborns across Scotland have received support through the Family...
Jun 23, 2019
UK Tory Government Hits NHS Scotland with £48.4 million Shortfall
Frontline health services will be protected, following confirmation that the SNP Government will plug funding a gap imposed by the Tories...
Jun 3, 2019
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring to be Rolled Out across Scotland
New technology that allows patients to monitor their blood pressure at home will be rolled out across Scotland. The Scale-Up Blood...
May 2, 2019
Parkinson's in Scotland
At the debate on Parkinson's in Scotland on Tuesday, Kenneth spoke about some of the work he has been doing to support people affected by...
Apr 3, 2019
Pursuing Expansion of Cochlear Implant Scheme
Following the recent revision of the severe deafness definition by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Kenneth...
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