Patients of the Royal Alexandra Hospital are being given food and fuel vouchers to allow them to be discharged from hospital as the full extent of the cost-of-living crisis is laid bare.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has confirmed it is offering people support with energy bills and food in a bid to help them recover from ill health at home and free up beds for patients waiting in A&E.
The health board told the Paisley Daily Express this week that its new energy crisis response service is targeted at patients receiving care in acute and mental health services.
