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West Lothian hospital to stay closed until June due to staffing crisis
17.01.2022 - 19:11 / dailyrecord.co.uk
NHS chiefs have denied a “creeping closure” of St Michael’s Hospital in Linlithgow as it was revealed the doors will stay closed until June.
West Lothian’s Integrated Joint Board agreed that the hospital - a geriatric long-stay unit specialising in assessment, palliative care and respite care - should remain shuttered until the middle of the year because of the ongoing covid driven staffing crisis.
In a report to the board which oversees jointly managed health and social care provision between West Lothian Council and NHS Lothian, chief officer Alison White said the situation at St Michael’s remained the same as in her previous report.
She added: “The situation at St Michael’s Hospital site and the pressures across the acute sites are unchanged since the last report to the IJB.
“In-patient numbers in Baillie Ward at Tippethill Hospital have increased with a higher number of referrals.
“Currently there is no demand for two separate units to be open and work is under way to explore opportunities for delivering palliative care at home through a dedicated service connected to the district nurses rather than in a hospital setting.
“Given the current situation, it is recommended that St Michael’s Hospital remains closed until June and is reviewed at that point.
“This will give more time to progress the Home First programme, evaluate some of the new approaches which are being developed and allow focus on delivery of services in the community as far as possible.”
Board member and Bathgate Labour councillor Harry Cartmill said there is concern in the community over the hospital’s future.
He said: “There are people who are concerned about - not my words, but theirs - a creeping closure of St Michael’s. What kind of assurances can you
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