Question reference: S1W-18407
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 September 2001
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Current status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 15 October 2001
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will direct Tayside Health Board to review its decision to withdraw acute services from Stracathro hospital now that the NHS Tayside budget deficit has been written off.
Answer
The pattern of acute hospital services in Tayside is a matter for the NHS board, in consultation with its planning partners and the people of Tayside. The decision to withdraw acute services from Stracathro was a clinical safety issue and was not taken on cost grounds. It is vital that health care services are sustainable, safe, and take account of local priorities.