Calls made to utilise Vale of Leven Hospital unused wards to tackle NHS 'crisis'

Calls have been made for unused wards at the Vale of Leven Hospital to help “tackle the worst NHS winter crisis in living memory.”

Non-urgent elective procedures across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have been cancelled, and the A&E department at the Royal Alexandra Hospital recorded its worst-ever waiting time figures, with just 42.4 percent of patients being seen within the Scottish Government’s own target time of four hours.

Now Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie has called for wards at the Vale of Leven Hospital to be used to clear some of the backlog.