Thousands sent to Clydebank hospital

More than 7000 patients from the NHS Ayrshire & Arran area were treated at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital last year.

They benefited from faster treatments in specialties such as diagnostic imaging, hip and knee replacements and cataract operations.

Since 2002 the Golden Jubilee at Clydebank has collaborated with NHS boards across Scotland, helping patients from Stranraer to Stornoway to be treated or diagnosed faster than ever before.

It provides regional and national heart and lung services as well as specialising in procedures such as hip and knee replacements, cataracts, general surgery, endoscopy and diagnostic imaging.

For NHS Ayrshire & Arran the Golden Jubilee performed 6540 diagnostic imaging procedures, 601 orthopaedic procedures and 55 general surgery procedures.

The hospital’s chief executive Jann Gardner said: “We are delighted to be able to work with our NHS colleagues across the country by treating more patients yearonyear to deliver equity of treatment and access for as many patients as possible.

“This will continue as we work on expanding the Golden Jubilee National Hospital. We have already introduced new diagnostic imaging machines and are currently building our new eye unit that will open in 2020.

“This will be followed by expansion in providing hip and knee replacements, general surgery and scope services.

“We would not be able to carry out the surgeries and procedures that Scottish patients need without our dedicated and caring staff.”