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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Stuart Sommerville

Campaign to save West Lothian hospital shop raised with health secretary

A campaign to save the "essential" shop at Livingston's St John's Hospital has been highlighted to Scotland's health secretary.

Labour’s Holyrood spokesperson on Health Jackie Baillie MSP has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Humza Yousaf outlining concerns about the possible loss of the shop.

The shop unit, run by the national retailer Compass, is set to close at the end of the week after the firm opted not to renew its lease. It has seen footfall drop 65% since the pandemic.

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