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Ayr hospital negligence case over grandad’s death allowed to proceed after NHS challenge rejected

A Court of Session judge has ruled that the family of Roy Lever, who died from kidney cancer in November 2022, can continue a legal action against NHS Ayrshire and Arran. The family alleges an ultrasound at Ayr Hospital in July 2021 should have led to further investigation and earlier treatment. The health board has not commented because the case is ongoing, and no finding of negligence has been made.

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