ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY CRISIS LOOMING................ In a week that has seen the unsafe environment at St. John’s Hospital put firmly in the public glare in the Sunday Times and Herald, we ask again: what is NHS Lothian going to do to prevent the downgrade of OUR A & E department before 1st. August? Don’t take our word for it: read the news articles about the serious concerns and risks highlighted by the junior doctors at St. John’s and elsewhere. In the case of St. John’s, these were the same doctors at breaking point the medical director crassly claimed were going to support the A & E department. That claim was hastily dropped after the medical director was reminded that staff had told him BEFORE his public pronouncement that they couldn’t and wouldn’t do it. And if you don’t believe that we are telling the truth, look at the words of Graeme Morrice MP. He says: “As MP for the area, I have been inundated with constituents expressing their concerns about the potential downgrading of services at St John’s, in particular A&E and paediatrics. Obviously, I have made direct representations to both NHS Lothian and the Scottish Health Minister about this. It seems clear to me that the various problems that are now coming to a head are as a result of ineffectual long-term planning and incompetent management at a senior level within NHS Lothian.” The next in a series of public meetings to facilitate public discussion being denied to the population by NHS Lothian will be held on Monday 22nd. July at 7.00p..m. in Brucefield Church, East Main Street, Whitburn. Please come along and listen to what is happening to YOUR hospital, and what YOU can do to prevent another DOWNGRADE.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 08:23:42 +0000
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