EVERY FRIDAY 6th June - 13th June 2014 | Issue 73 | Published by West of Scotland Media since 2006
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The NHS have sent out letters to patients who had to spend the night sleeping on trolleys at a Glasgow Accident and Emergency ward. By
The incident, which was caused by a shortage of beds and a 24% increase in admissions, occurred last week at the Victoria Infirmary. The NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC) have said the rise in admissions caused a number of “unacceptable lengths of stay for some patients”.
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Health chiefs were forced to transfer 15 emergency referrals to other hospitals in the city and cancel “17 no-urgent” routine operations. The BBC has been told the Victoria Infirmary even ran out of blankets and pillows and 50 patients were found care home placements to free up beds. Robert Calderwood, NHS GCC chief executive, said: “I would like
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to apologise to those patients who experienced lengthy delays over the past 48 hours.
of steps to alleviate some of these pressures and since Tuesday afternoon have seen the situation improve.
“The demands that we have been experiencing are unprecedented for this time of year and I would like to pay tribute to my clinical colleagues in all our hospitals who have been working tirelessly to respond to this challenge.
“I also wish to apologise to those patients who have had the inconvenience of having their planned admission postponed. All patients affected will be re-booked quickly and given as early alternative admission date that suits.
“We have put in place a number
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“Health services have been a key part of the intensive multi-agency planning for the Commonwealth Games this summer and we are fully confident of our ability to respond to any eventuality should we be required to do so.” This comes after it was revealed last month that A&E departments across Scotland were still failing to meet a target to treat most people within four hours.
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