383 FAMILIES SUPPORTED UNDER SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT SCHEME New figures have revealed that 383 families with a child in hospital in NHS Ayrshire and Arran benefitted from the Scottish Government’s Young Patients Family Fund last year. The scheme ensures that parents and carers of under 18s receiving hospital care can cover the cost of travel... Continue Reading →
NEW EXPANSION OF HOSPITAL AT HOME IN NHS AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN AREA
2,000 TOTAL HOSPITAL FROM HOME BEDS BY THE END OF 2026 Cunninghame South MSP Ruth Maguire has welcomed new Scottish Government funding for Hospital at Home – with the scheme expected to be expanded to 2,000 total beds by the end of 2026. The scheme ensures patients can receive hospital treatment in their own homes,... Continue Reading →
RUTH MAGUIRE WELCOMES FUNDING BOOST TO CUT LOCAL NHS WAITING TIMES
£5,708,768 INVESTMENT TO TACKLE LONGEST WAITS ACROSS NORTH AYRSHIRE Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement of £5,708,768 of targeted funding to reduce waiting times in NHS Ayrshire & Arran, as part of £106 million new investment across NHS Scotland. The funding will focus on the longest waits for essential procedures and appointments, with investment... Continue Reading →
MSP welcomes SNP support for NHS Ayrshire and Arran
NHS KEY PRIORITY FOR SNP GOVERNMENT SNP MSP Ruth Maguire has welcomed the Scottish Government’s prioritisation of NHS Ayrshire and Arran for people across Cunninghame South. Announcing the SNP Government’s Programme for Government for 2022/23, the First Minister outlined that the next year will see the creation in law of the National Care Service which... Continue Reading →
Extra Funding to Help Health and Social Care Services in North Ayrshire Respond to Pandemic
Health and social care services in North Ayrshire are to receive an additional £38 million from the SNP Government to support the local response to the Coronavirus pandemic and prepare for winter. The extra funding has been allocated to help local services meet COVID-19 related costs such as additional staffing or sickness expenditure, enhanced infection... Continue Reading →
Expansion of Video GP Appointments Welcomed By Patients and Clinicians
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed the positive feedback from patients and medical clinicians on the expansion of virtual medical and mental health appointments following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, according to a survey. Of 5,400 responses to the survey, 87 per cent of the public backed video consultations while 94 per cent of clinicians favoured a... Continue Reading →
Community Optometrists to Support Eye Care Services
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed a new plan which will see patients with chronic eye conditions now able to be assessed by community optometrists. This plan as part is supported by £3 million in funding. There has been limited capacity to see all patients with chronic and sight-threatening conditions due to changes in hospital services... Continue Reading →
Patient Experience to be at the Core of Cancer Services Remobilisation
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed Scottish Government plans to restart NHS Scotland’s cancer services that puts patient experience at its heart. Focus on the remobilisation plans, due to launch in the autumn, will centre on improving services and ensuring access for patients to the best possible treatments. The pandemic has resulted in significant disruption, with... Continue Reading →
NHS Dental Services to Expand Under Phase 3
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed confirmation that NHS dental services will be re-introduced, under Phase 3 of the Scottish Government’s route map out of lockdown. As of 17 August, dental practices who are suitably prepared will be permitted to provide aerosol generating procedures (AGP) on patients with urgent dental problems from. This includes the use... Continue Reading →
Breast Cancer Screenings to Resume
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed news that plans are in place for breast screening appointments to restart safely from 3 August after being paused due to the Covid-19 crisis. Anyone who was invited for a breast screening appointment before the pause in March, who was unable to attend for any reason or had an appointment... Continue Reading →
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