NHS Ayrshire & Arran have taken the decision to suspend visiting times in all of their hospitals from midnight tonight.
The decision was made to protect the most vulnerable patients and it relates to University Hospital Ayr, University Hospital Crosshouse, Ailsa Hospital, Arran War Memorial Hospital, Ayrshire Central Hospital, Ayrshire Maternity Unit, Biggart Hospital, East Ayrshire Community Hospital, Girvan Community Hospital, Kirklandside Hospital, Lady Margaret Hospital and Woodland View.Dr Crawford McGuffie, Medical Director, said: “To limit the spread of COVID-19 and to protect our most vulnerable patients and ensure the safety of our staff, we are suspending visiting indefinitely from midnight on Tuesday 24 of March.“We know this