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Nurse stabbed in grounds of Ailsa Hospital in Ayr Woman sought following stabbing at Ailsa Hospital in Ayr
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A nurse is being treated for serious injuries after being stabbed in the grounds of a hospital in Ayr. Police say they are seeking a woman in connection with a stabbing in the grounds of a hospital in Ayr.
Ailsa Hospital in Dalmellington Road was put on lockdown at 10:15 following the attack, which is believed to have involved a patient. A female community support worker, 42, is being treated for serious injuries, which are not life-threatening.
The woman was taken to Ayr Hospital where her condition is described as serious but stable. Detectives said the site at Ailsa Hospital was no longer in lockdown.
Police officers, supported by a police helicopter team and dog handlers, are conducting a search of the area. They are asking for the public's help to find a woman who was seen leaving the area shortly after the incident. She was wearing a dark woolly hat and a dark jacket.
NHS Ayrshire and Arran initially said no members of staff, patients or visitors would be allowed to leave the site. However, the lockdown was lifted at 13:00. Supt Brian Shaw said: "I am urging anyone who witnessed the attack to get in touch with us. I am particularly keen to hear from anyone who was in the area around 10.00am and has information about a woman who was seen leaving the area shortly after the 42-year-old woman was stabbed."
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Officers continue to carry out an extensive search of the local area. The woman is described as being about 5ft 2in to 5ft 3in tall, of slight build with a pale complexion. She was wearing a dark woolly hat and a dark jacket.
"The car park of Ailsa Hospital remains closed as police inquiries are ongoing. The remainder of the hospital is open to staff and patients." He said the hospital was now open as normal, but there were "increased high-visibility patrols in the area to reassure patients, staff and the wider public."
NHS Ayrshire and Arran said it was "assisting Police Scotland with their investigations, and to ensure the safety of staff, patients and visitors". Police officers are checking CCTV and carrying out door-to-door inquiries in an effort to find the woman. Earlier, the police helicopter was being used.
NHS Ayrshire and Arran initially said no members of staff, patients or visitors would be allowed to leave the site. The lockdown was lifted at 13:00, however a car park in front of Addiction Services remains closed.
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."
In a statement, the Royal College of Nursing said: "Our thoughts are with the nurse and her family and colleagues. The safety of patients and staff must be the priority at this time."In a statement, the Royal College of Nursing said: "Our thoughts are with the nurse and her family and colleagues. The safety of patients and staff must be the priority at this time."