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Number of patients attending Vale out-of-hours hospital service drops
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dailyrecord.co.ukGet the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.The number of patients attending a lifeline Vale hospital service has plummeted due to repeated closures, according to a local politician.A Freedom of Information request by MSP Jackie Baillie shows 818 people attended the GP out-of-hours service in July last year - compared to just 81 in June.She claims the drop in attendance is due to the service being closed so often and residents being sent by NHS24 to other areas.Furthermore, she alleges that some local people are being sent to out-of-hours-services further afield because NHS24 call handlers are unsure whether the Alexandria facility is open.The Vale service was closed 218 times between.
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