Exclusive: A patient's 300-yard trip to hospital became an agonising 50-mile drive in freezing temperatures - because no ambulances were available
Scottish Conservative shadow health secretary Dr Sandesh Gulhane said: "This will have been a truly terrifying situation for this patient and my thoughts are with them. It lays bare the total chaos that Humza Yousaf is presiding over in our NHS, despite the best efforts of dedicated ambulance crews.
"Humza Yousaf owes this patient an urgent apology. It is utterly shameful that due to the crisis in our NHS, an ambulance could not even be found to make this short journey, to transfer them as quickly as possible into Crosshouse Hospital. "Unfortunately, extended hospital turnaround times at Crosshouse Hospital at that time meant a delay to the ambulance and therefore the aircraft had to divert to Glasgow Airport to avoid icing in the bad weather. We apologise for any distress caused."
"NHS Ayrshire & Arran work closely with colleagues across all emergency services, including our colleagues in the Scottish Ambulance Service, to anticipate and mitigate against delays wherever possible.
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