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Ayrshire patients 'lying in agony' as health chiefs urged to fix operations 'log-jam'
NHS Ayrshire and Arran with patients “lying in agony”.Newly elected MSP Sharon Dowey, who represents South Scotland Region, says SNP ministers must take immediate action to deal with a pile up of surgeries due to the Covid pandemic.The Tory politician has hit out after latest health numbers show a 59 per-cent decrease in operations carried out within the health board compared to last year.New statistics from Public Health Scotland show that in April 2021, 677 operations took place which was down on the 1,653 that took place in February 2020.Ms Dowey has warned that Ayrshire and Arran faces a "mountain to climb" to get back on trackMs Dowey said: “We must see the SNP’s new Health Secretary urgently outline a plan to tackle the treatment