Outpatient clinics at NHS Ayrshire & Arran will return tomorrow as planned following day of disruption

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NHS Ayrshire & Arran has this afternoon advised that outpatient clinics scheduled from tomorrow will take place as planned.It followed a major incident being declared on Sunday morning at Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock when the power went down and affected services at nearby health units.Power was restored at the site but NHS chiefs confirmed on Sunday night that patient administrative systems remained under “severe strain.”As a result, they took the decision to scrap a number of outpatient clinics for acute services today at Ayr and Crosshouse, East Ayrshire Community Hospital, Ayrshire Central Hospital and MSK appointments at Biggart Hospital.It is not clear how many patients were affected by today's cancellations.However, bosses confirmed that all patient administrative systems used by NHS Ayrshire & Arran are now restored – meaning outpatient clinics scheduled from Tuesday, March 8 can proceed.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.Dr Crawford McGuffie, NHS Ayrshire & Arran medical director, said: “Our teams have worked extremely hard over the last 24 hours to restore all the administrative systems that were unfortunately impacted by the power outage yesterday morning."These systems are now working effectively and that means that we can welcome patients as normal to outpatient appointments at all our sites from Tuesday, March 8."Some criticism was, however,