Ex-health secretary urges ministers to step in as ops are cancelled due to water leaks
Staff raised fears about services.
Critics fear NHS chiefs are “hollowing out” the facility despite a £35m investment. to clinical areas. This leads to sig“There is a commitment to have a Lanarkshire chief executive, said: nificant clinical care interruption new Monklands hospital by 2023 “There are parts of the hospital that and also disruption for patients in and these maintenance figures we will never be able to bring up to the form of cancellations.” demonstrate just why that is so the standards required to deliver
It adds: “The most noteworthy desperately needed. high- quality 21st Century health issue is the lower than expected “The hospital is now very old and care. adequacy of ability to escape from no longer fit for purpose and while “Staff are working on a business fire – by today’s standards.” you need to spend to ensure it case to either rebuild or fully refur
The report also reveals narrow remains safe, you don’t want to be bish the hospital. We will continue staircases “compromise the ability in position where you’re throwing with our programme of backlog to provide safe patient care”. good money after bad when there is maintenance for as long as services
Former health secretary and a new hospital to pay for.” continue to be delivered from local SNP MSP Alex Neil said: Calum Campbell, Monklands Hospital.”
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