Current status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when an acute services review in the Argyll and Clyde NHS Board area will commence and what the expected completion date is.
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. The board and the interim management team are expected to bring forward plans for a review of health care services across Argyll and Clyde, to help achieve a balanced and sustainable pattern of services. The timing and duration of the review are matters for the board, but there must be adequate time allowed for genuine public engagement, consultation and involvement in these important issues.