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| Nurse 'stabbed' in grounds of Ailsa Hospital in Ayr | |
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| A woman is being treated in hospital after reports of a nurse being stabbed by a patient in the grounds of a hospital in Ayr. | |
| Ailsa Hospital, in Dalmellington Road, was put in lockdown following the incident at about 10:15. | |
| Police officers supported by a police helicopter team and dog handlers are conducting a search of the area. | Police officers supported by a police helicopter team and dog handlers are conducting a search of the area. |
| NHS Ayrshire & Arran initially said no members of staff, patients or visitors would be allowed to leave the site. | |
| The health board tweeted at 13:00 to say the lockdown had been lifted. | |
| A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Emergency services are in attendance and the woman has been taken to hospital. Inquires are ongoing." | A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Emergency services are in attendance and the woman has been taken to hospital. Inquires are ongoing." |
| NHS Ayrshire & Arran said it was "assisting Police Scotland with their investigations, and to ensure the safety of staff, patients and visitors". | NHS Ayrshire & Arran said it was "assisting Police Scotland with their investigations, and to ensure the safety of staff, patients and visitors". |
| The local MSP, John Scott, told Holyrood during First Minister's Questions that a nurse had been stabbed by a patient. | The local MSP, John Scott, told Holyrood during First Minister's Questions that a nurse had been stabbed by a patient. |
| First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "The health secretary has been able to advise me and our understanding is, let me stress this is our understanding, that injuries sustained by a nurse are not life-threatening. | First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "The health secretary has been able to advise me and our understanding is, let me stress this is our understanding, that injuries sustained by a nurse are not life-threatening. |
| "The police are fully involved in this because, obviously, the safety of staff and patients are of the utmost importance and will be driving everything that is being done." | "The police are fully involved in this because, obviously, the safety of staff and patients are of the utmost importance and will be driving everything that is being done." |