Public anger in the far north continues to rise following the shattering news that – after years of being assured that we had not been forgotten – the Scottish Government has ordered NHSH to “pause” any capital projects, including the Wick and Thurso “Health Hubs” for at least two years.
CHAT has highlighted this disastrous news across the media, and BBC Highlands and Islands now have the story live on their page. Chairman Ron Gunn has made things very clear indeed……………….No amount of spin from politicians is going to alter the facts, but once again we have the worn-out soundbite from Holyrood – “The Scottish government said safe care as close to home as practicable was vital” . We know. We keep telling you so.
And in what parallel universe is a trip of over 100 miles, in labour, travelling in the middle of the night in a snowstorm, “Safe” or “Close to home”……? Answers from Scottish Ministers on a postcard please. If you look at a map, you will find a place called “Caithness” right up at the very top. We are part of Scotland………………
Caithness Health Action Team 