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Apr 18, 2021
Kenneth Gibson renews Calls on UK Government to scrap 'Mask Tax'
SNP candidate for Cunninghame North Kenneth Gibson has once again called on the UK Tory Government to cut VAT on Personal Protective...
Apr 7, 2021
SNP Government will set up Fast-Track Cancer Centre and Elective Treatment Centre in Ayrshire
SNP Leader Nicola Sturgeon has announced that a re-elected SNP Government will ensure that an Ayrshire & Arran fast-track cancer...
Mar 25, 2021
NHS Ayrshire & Arran Staff to receive 4% Pay Rise Next Week
After positive discussions over recent weeks with NHS Trade Unions and Employers, the SNP Government has offered a 4% pay rise to NHS...
Mar 8, 2021
Scottish Parliament Budget Deal for 2021/22 Secured
Finance Secretary Kate Forbes MSP has struck a deal with the Green Party which guarantees that Scotland’s Budget Bill will be passed...
Apr 20, 2020
Flight with Critical NHS Supplies and PPE Arrives at Prestwick
A charter flight carrying essential personal protective equipment (PPE) and NHS supplies arrived at Prestwick Airport from China on...
Apr 14, 2020
Suspected Stroke or Heart Attack? Call 999!
Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland and the British Heart Foundation have launched campaigns to remind people that, despite the COVID-19...
Mar 17, 2020
Screening for Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Cervical screening tests will now also screen for human papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer. From Monday, 16 March,...
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...
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...
Mar 27, 2019
£6 Million Investment Plan for Quicker Cancer Diagnosis in Scotland Launched
Waiting times for patients with suspected cancer will be targeted in an action plan which will introduce new technologies, additional...
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