The health board is prioritising urgent treatment and cancer care in the midst of the “single most challenging winter that the NHS in Scotland has ever faced”
board has told patients they will have to wait for non-urgent elective procedures as it prioritises urgent treatment and cancer care.
“To support our A&E departments, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has taken the decision to pause non-urgent elective procedures to prioritise urgent treatment and cancer care.“We would like to apologise to patients waiting for an elective procedure. We will make every possible effort to offer them an alternative date at the first opportunity.”The health board follows NHS Arran and Ayrshire and NHS Borders in taking the step as pressure on the health service increases.
The First Minister said high levels of flu and rising Strep A cases were to blame, alongside delayed discharges, of which 1,700 people were waiting to leave hospital but could not.
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