Current status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it and Argyll and Clyde NHS Board intend to take to address recruitment issues at the Vale of Leven District General Hospital.
The appointment of the interim management team to NHS Argyll and Clyde, which I announced on 17 December, enables a range of strategic and operational issues to be addressed. Among these, I expect that the board and the management team will consider recruitment, staffing and related issues across the board area, including at the Vale of Leven District General Hospital.