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ANNEX 5H: SERVICE PRIORITIES IN RSPA AREAS
SERVICE ISSUES | WORKSHOP FINDINGS |
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Health Services | Angus | Argyll & Bute 1 | Argyll & Bute 2 | Dumfries & Galloway 1 |
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Access - difficulty replacing retiring staff
- long waiting times
Quality - practice nurse replaces GP
Access/quality - single elderly - lack of community spirit to help
| Access - integration of services
- hospice provision
- range of services
| Access/Quality - need for video conferencing facilities on mainland to use with island facilities
- concern over GPs not being replaced or being replaced by nurse
- access to district nurse
- cost and time spent travelling to specialist services on mainland
| Access - lack of dentists especially for emergencies
- long hospital waiting lists
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Dumfries & Galloway 2 | East Ayrshire 1 | East Ayrshire 2 | Eilean Siar 1 |
Access - limited NHS dentists
- lack of respite care facilities and home support
| Access - lack of NHS dentists
- withdrawal of school dentist
- GP appointments
- range of services available locally
| Access - wait for GP appointments
- wait for on-call doctors
- limited ambulance services
Quality | Access - more well clinics needed
- poor hospital access
- access to midwifery services
- paid accommodation on mainland for visiting sick in hospital
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Eilean Siar 2 | Eilean Siar 3 | Highland | Orkney |
Access | Access - lack of NHS dentists
- difficulty replacing district nurse
- siting of well clinics
| Access - centralisation of services
| Access - access to GP
- lack of health centre
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South Ayrshire | | | |
Access no day time care for vulnerable members of the community | | | |
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