CHAT members are meeting shortly – in Caithness – with Sarah Compton-Bishop, Chair of NHS Highland Board, as well as the outgoing Chief Executive, Pamela Dudek, and Pamela Cremin, the Interim Chief Officer.
This is an ideal opportunity for us to really state the case for Caithness and we fully intend to do so.
Simply because we live in what is classed as a “remote / rural” area does not mean that we should be disadvantaged, and we must continue to make it crystal clear that we will not allow this to happen. The expression “Clinical Peripherality” was mentioned recently. We know what that means, but of course “peripherality” all depends on where the “centre” is, doesn’t it? Centralisation in Healthcare, as in so many things, never, ever, has positive benefits for those of us living a long way from the “centre”.
Rest assured that we will make things very clear at the meeting, but the best possible evidence tends to come from people who have been personally affected – we are looking for a mum to speak at the meeting, who has given birth in Raigmore and had to go back down to Inverness as her baby had Jaundice. Can you help?
Please email info@caithnesshealth.com or private message.
We will provide a full report, and a media release after the meeting.
Thank you for supporting CHAT.
Caithness Health Action Team 