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Concerns over big rise in delayed discharge figures across Ayrshire

Figures released by Public Health Scotland about the number of bed days occupied by delayed discharge continues to paint a bleak picture in the region.

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Health secretary should be 'sacked' for NHS Ayrshire & Arran's A&E wait times

South Scotland Regional List MSPs Sharon Dowey and Colin Smyth, have both told how Humza Yousaf should be sacked for his ‘mismanagement’ of the lengthy waiting times.

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Lengthy waits in Dumfries and Galloway's accident and emergency departments branded "humanitarian crisis"

South Scotland MSP has hit out at NHS Dumfries and Galloway continually missing government targets for A&E and delayed discharge

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MSPs urged to close loopholes in new fox hunting legislation

MSPS have been urged to vote to close loopholes in proposed new fox hunting laws.

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Liz Truss resigns: 'Forget PM - the whole Tory party should go'

Labour MSPs are tonight leading calls for a general election in the wake of Liz Truss falling on her sword.

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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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Dismay as new figures show 214 patients wait more than 12 hours at Ayrshire A&E departments

And a further 332 faced waits of more than eight hours over the same reporting period.

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NHS staff in Dumfries and Galloway balloted on strike action over better pay

Scottish Ambulance staff, paramedics and call handlers are among the Unite members taking part in the vote

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Two vital Ayrshire roads 'forgotten' as plea to upgrade major routes is made

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has criticised the UK Government for failing to make "any concrete commitments" to fund improvements to the A75 and A77.

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New figures show Ayrshire locum nursing costs rise to nearly £15.5m in just five years

Details on how much Scots health boards are spending on locum nurses were revealed in a Freedom of Information request.

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Politicians laud Lanarkshire charity following 'fantastic' visit

MSP Colin Smyth and Clydesdale North councillor, Catherine McClymont, recently visited Clydesdale Community Initiatives.

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Dumfries telecom workers take strike action in fight for better pay

Members of the Communication Workers Union, which represents BT Group employees, staged a protest outside the former telephone exchange in Loreburn Street

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Opening hours at Royal Mail parcel collection office in Dumfries to be slashed

The site in Great King Street will see its hours reduced from 51 to 30 as of August 8

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Politicians wade into Gretna car park row between community council and Church of Scotland

Springfield and Gretna Green Community Council is locked in a battle with the church which put a hall and car park up for sale for offers over £90,000

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Galloway Community Hospital campaigners push for independent review into maternity services

Women's Health Minister Maree Todd met virtually with campaigners and politicians to discuss the situation

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Dumfries and Galloway politician accuses ScotRail of "sleight of hand" over restored timetable

South Scotland MSP claims the full schedule still offers less trains than were running before the coronavirus pandemic

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Paedophile pockets £50,000 farming subsidy despite being jailed for five years

Calls have been made for a change in the law after Douglas Brown's business received the payments

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Chat with pupils had a massive influence on my political career, says Dumfries politician

MSP Colin Smyth reveals how a chance conversation with pupils when working as a teacher helped give him clear direction in politics

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Nicola Sturgeon claims oil and gas windfall tax not fair due to impact on Scottish industry

Labour MSP Colin Smyth criticised the First Minister's comments, claiming it was an example of "grievance"

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Absent landlords under fire after Dumfries building left to crumble

Westlakes Demolition are in the process of bringing down the former Treasure Cave site in English Street

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SNP MP Kirsty Blackman claims Scotland is paying for the UK through oil and gas windfall tax

Labour MSP Colin Smyth has demanded an apology from Blackman

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Free bus pass scheme 'failing miserably' in South Ayrshire as figures branded 'dire'

Colin Smyth MSP, who is Scottish Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy, Transport and Rural Affairs, has criticised the SNP Government’s “botched” young person’s bus pass scheme.

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Calls for TransPennine Express to be stripped of West Coast Main Line franchise

Passengers using the operator to get to and from Lockerbie have been hit by “frequent cancellations” in recent years

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Politicians slam chaos caused in Dumfries' English Street by dangerous building

A slice of English Street has been cordoned off after debris crashed down from an unsafe building formerly known as Treasure Cave

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Dumfries and Galloway facing cancer case "timebomb" claim

The number of cases diagnosed in the region dropped by more than 100 between 2019 and 2020

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