Question reference: S5W-15470
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 21 March 2018
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 April 2018
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out of the impact on the safety of patients of emergency transfers to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary as opposed to treatment at Dr Gray’s hospital in Elgin.
Answer
It is a matter for NHS Boards, working with their partners, to plan and provide safe care to patients in line with national policies, frameworks and best practice. It is therefore a matter for NHS Grampian and Scottish Ambulance Service to ensure the safety of emergency patient transfers.
In terms of the safety of patients affected by the temporary change to the paediatric service at Dr Gray's, NHS Grampian has assured Scottish Government that they are engaging with the Scottish Ambulance Service and ScotSTAR (Scottish Specialist Transport and Retrieval) to ensure the overall safety of patients who need emergency transfer.