Exclusive Health Secretary Overrules Board Chiefs' Bid to Save Money by Closing Lightburn in East End ; Sturgeon Steps in to Save Hospital
Evening Times › December 19, 2011
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NICOLA Sturgeon has stepped in to save a Glasgow hospital after health bosses decided it should close.
The Deputy First Minister, who is also Scottish Health Secretary, has overruled the health board and decided Lightburn Hospital, in the East End, should stay open.See the full content of this document
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Exclusive Health Secretary Overrules Board Chiefs' Bid to Save Money by Closing Lightburn in East End ; Sturgeon Steps in to Save Hospital
She also told health bosses they must improve the services at the hospital.
Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board wanted to shut the unit, which treats around 3000 mainly elderly patients annually, to save pound(s)650,...See the full content of this document
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