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NHS Ayrshire & Arran urge public to avoid A&E unless it's urgent as hospitals face 'extreme pressures'

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The public have been told to avoid Ayrshire's A&E departments unless they need to today.Heath chiefs say they're operating under "extreme pressures" and that emergency departments should only be attended by those who are seriously ill.NHS Ayrshire & Arran bosses say staff absences, high occupancy rates, delayed transfers of care and high volumes of frail and ill patients requiring complex care has resulted in the fragile situation.Professor Hazel Borland, interim chief executive, said: “Our urgent and unscheduled care services in both University Hospitals Ayr and Crosshouse are under extreme pressure at this time.

This is due to a combination of staff absence across the whole health and care system, high occupancy levels in our hospitals,

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