The second post today, and with very good reason. Acting in his capacity as an elected Highland Councillor, and Chair of the Highland Council’s Caithness Committee, Ron Gunn has issued an open letter, jointly with Cllr Richard Gale of Golspie, Chair of the Sutherland Committee, in which they make it quite clear that they expect MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Maree Todd, to “consider her position” as public anger rises over the “pause” to the £80 million Caithness healthcare redesign.
Ron and Richard have pointed out that in the past week Caithness was completely cut off from the south – and therefore access to the centralised Raigmore Hospital – with road and rail links closed down, and blizzard conditions affecting the whole area.
Any mother in labour, caught in these whiteout conditions, perhaps in a location where there was no mobile signal to allow her to call for help, would have been in desperate straits, and we are very fortunate indeed that no tragedies occured.
Ron and Richard also ask wonder when it was first known that the announcement was imminent………………….
The joint letter is very powerful indeed – perhaps the strongest of its type issued for many years – and it comes as a breath of fresh air to find that we have Councillors who have the courage to stand up and fight for their constituents.
In conclusion they said this:- “So, our question to Ms Todd is this. Is it not time to consider your position as MSP for this area and either step up to the mark or resign and trigger a by-election so that we can have an MSP who actually cares for Caithness and Sutherland?”
Here is the link for subscribers to the Groat:-
Caithness Health Action Team 