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MSPs to seek views on independent scrutiny of Skye hospitals redesign | |
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The Scottish government is to be asked for its views on setting up an independent scrutiny panel to examine a planned redesign of hospital services on Skye. | |
Holyrood's petitions committee is to make the request following concerns raised at its meeting on Thursday by Highlands and Islands MSP Rhoda Grant. | Holyrood's petitions committee is to make the request following concerns raised at its meeting on Thursday by Highlands and Islands MSP Rhoda Grant. |
The committee previously criticised NHS Highlands' consultation on the plans. | |
The health board has said it handled the redesign process appropriately. | The health board has said it handled the redesign process appropriately. |
NHS Highland's proposal to build a new hospital in Broadford and turn Portree into a smaller "spoke" unit has Scottish government approval. | NHS Highland's proposal to build a new hospital in Broadford and turn Portree into a smaller "spoke" unit has Scottish government approval. |
Islanders in the north and west of Skye have claimed the plan would leave them with a day clinic at Portree, with patients having to travel further to access hospital services. | Islanders in the north and west of Skye have claimed the plan would leave them with a day clinic at Portree, with patients having to travel further to access hospital services. |
A petition calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the government to reverse its consent to the project has previously been debated by the petitions committee. | A petition calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the government to reverse its consent to the project has previously been debated by the petitions committee. |
It remains open and available for further discussion by MSPs. | It remains open and available for further discussion by MSPs. |
During the committee's latest meeting, Ms Grant said while there was a need for a new hospital, there remained concerns among islanders about the distances they will have to travel to access services. | During the committee's latest meeting, Ms Grant said while there was a need for a new hospital, there remained concerns among islanders about the distances they will have to travel to access services. |
The committee agreed to write to the government to seek its opinion on establishing an independent scrutiny panel to examine the planned redesign. | |
Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, has welcomed the committee's decision. | Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, has welcomed the committee's decision. |
She said: "The NHS Highland redesign of the hospitals on the Isle of Skye is a major project, and it's important to get it right." | She said: "The NHS Highland redesign of the hospitals on the Isle of Skye is a major project, and it's important to get it right." |
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