Highland general hospital11/25/2023 While all three candidates have acknowledged my correspondence, I have yet to receive a definitive answer at the time of writing this article. This approach would mean our local hospitals are revitalised by working in closer partnership with the new hospital.Īnother key benefit is that if we face another pandemic similar or worse to Covid-19, then our health service would have a greater capacity to both treat patients with infectious diseases and also limit disruption to routine operations.Īt the end of this month we will learn who the next first minister of Scotland will be, and I have already written to each of the three candidates to support my campaign. A policy that works on a hub and spoke principle, so that we use our local hospitals. I believe that the new hospital should bring with it a new policy. We cannot have more of the same.Ī new hospital is an opportunity to design our Highland health services differently. We have already seen the dire consequences of that when it comes to maternity provision. What rural communities in the far north will not accept is a new acute general hospital which becomes a giant and sucks resources away from our local hospitals. Lessons must be learnt about how the current health care model isn’t working, especially for communities in Caithness. It is essential that all rural communities across the Highlands are listened to – and really listened to – when it comes to the designing of a new hospital. That’s why it is vital we begin the conversations now to get the ball rolling. Large-scale projects like this require years of consultation, planning and development. Therefore, as demand for hospital care increases and medicine advances, we need a new Highland hospital that is fit for the 21st century. However, it is indeed what it says, a "national" treatment centre and will not go far in resolving all of our acute care needs. ![]() ![]() I also campaigned for and welcomed the construction of the National Treatment Centre – Highland.
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