nhs Labour MSP accuses health secretary of failing people of Fife

Scotland’s health secretary has management of our health service come under further pressure as the has failed the people of Fife. row over Fife’s emergency out-ofhours “We need to fix this problem GP cover intensifies. before it spirals further out of

Shona Robison, who has rejected control.” calls to resign over NHS Tayside’s Conservative councillor David J cash crisis, has been accused of Ross, Fife Council’s health and failing the people of Fife after the social care spokesman, said: “We region’s health and social care are all aware of the shortage of GPS partnership closed overnight and across Fife and the entire country weekend cover at three hospitals and now with punitive tax rises with just four days notice, amid there is little incentive to attract claims of staff shortages. medical staff from other parts of the

Patients who would normally UK and beyond.” use services in St Andrews, Ms Robison said the Scottish Glenrothes and Dunfermline will Government expected Fife Health instead have to travel to Victoria and Social Care Partnership to work Hospital in Kirkcaldy, for treatment within the resources available to between midnight and 8am during meet patient needs. the three-month contingency “Clinical staff and partners across period. Fife are working to develop a longer

Labour MSP Alex Rowley said: term solution and a public “Fife Health and Social Care consultation will commence in June Partnership has explained the prior to any permanent decisions reason for these closures is due to being made,” she added. staff shortages. By failing to recruit “The Scottish Government will adequate numbers of GPS, nursing continue to liaise with NHS Fife and medical staff the SNP’S throughout their review process.”