The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Commitment to future of Monklands
Colin Sloey, director of strategic planning and performance, said: “We are absolutely committed to safeguarding the future of Monklands Hospital.
“In the past five years we have spent £65m funding the new critical care unit, new pathology unit, the Lanarkshire Beatson satellite radiotherapy centre, and an extensive refurbishment of the mental health unit and operating theatres.
“We have also committed a further £1.5m investment to provide a Rapid Assessment and Treatment area in the emergency department and to extend the same-day surgery unit.”
Plans to increase capacity at the Day Surgery Unit, introduce a Rapid Assessment Team (RAT) and enhance the same-day admissions unit have been approved.
A consultant-led RAT will be implemented in A&E. It will see a senior clinical decision-maker at the start of the initial patient assessment process, which will improve patient flow and patient safety.
Improvements to the same-day admissions unit will mean that the unit will increase to an expected maximum of 35 patients per day depending on the mix of cases.
NHS Lanarkshire is preparing a business case for a major new development to replace the existing Monklands Hospital, creating a modern infrastructure that will help to support the redesign of service models for both hospital and community care.
Your views are one of a number of important factors that will be taken into account to determine the preferred option for the new development.
Which of the following options do you prefer?
a Continue to maintain the existing hospital buildings
b Partial redevelopment on the existing site – this would include redeveloping some of the existing hospital in addition to adding new buildings to replace some wards and other departments
c Complete redevelopment on the existing site – build a new hospital on the Monklands site to replace most of the existing buildings
d Complete new build elsewhere in North Lanarkshire – build a new hospital within the Monklands catchment area. (If this is selected as the preferred option, the final location would then be determined as part of the planning process.)
Let us know your views by completing the consultation questionnaire at www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk/Involved/consultation/healthcare-strategy or by emailing your comments to hcsviews@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
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