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Cancer operation put off three times due to lack of Tayside ICU beds

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A cancer patient from Perth has had surgery cancelled three times due to a lack of intensive care beds at Ninewells Hospital.

Gillian Crawford requires an ICU bed for a couple of days following a complex procedure that can only be done at the hospital in Dundee.But after having her procedure cancelled for the third time Gillian must travel 266 miles to the next closest specialist centre in Manchester.Gillian (48) was diagnosed with appendix cancer and had a large tumour removed in April 2021.The insurance sales manager was told the cancer had spread to other parts of her abdomen and was given six rounds of chemotherapy from July to September.She is now waiting for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) surgery - a procedure to

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