Carrickstone Beds Secured
Mark Griffin MSP and Gregg McClymont MP have welcomed the decision of NHS Lanarkshire to revise the contract with Carrickstone Care Home to ensure that older people in Cumbernauld continue to receive high quality care in the community.
Mr Griffin, Mr McClymont, and community activists had put pressure NHS Lanarkshire last year, when the Health Board controversially planned to reduce the capacity of elderly beds available in Cumbernauld by two thirds, from 35 to 10.
NHS Lanarkshire confirmed on Monday 17 March that, following a review, the service would be retained.
Mark said:
"Cumbernauld and Kilsyth have been consistently targeted by the SNP. Our radiology services have been removed, the operating times of the out-of-hours services have been slashed and plans for a minor injuries unit abandoned.
"Cumbernauld’s elderly population would have been abandoned had the plans gone ahead, so I am pleased that NHS Lanarkshire has seen sense on this matter and retained this vital local service."
Gregg said:
"I am pleased that the decision to cut the number of beds at Carrickstone Day Hospital has been reversed and I pay tribute to the community for campaigning to protect these beds from an SNP Government determined to centralize health services outwith Cumbernauld and Kilsyth."
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