IRH
Downgrade – Call for Urgent Probe into Economic Impact
The
impact on the Inverclyde economy of implementing NHS Argyll and Clyde’s
Clinical Strategy must be investigated without delay, MSP for Greenock and
Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, has said.
Mr
McNeil has made representations to Scottish Enterprise Renfrewshire, calling on
them to carry out the probe “as a matter of urgency.”
Speaking
today, Mr McNeil said:
“Much
attention, quite rightly, has focussed on the impact on patient care.
But we have to remember that the IRH is a large employer and any
downgrading could have a severe impact on local jobs and, hence, the local
economy.
“I
have therefore made representations to the Chief Executive of Scottish
Enterprise Renfrewshire, asking that they urgently carry out an assessment of
the economic impact of implementing the Health Board’s proposals.”
ENDS
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