Difficulties in recruiting staff have hit plans to create extra bed places for the elderly to help tackle the winter crisis at a West Lothian hospital
West Lothian’s Health and Social Care Partnership had looked to expand the number of beds at Tippethill Hospital to help deal with seasonal pressures on the health service.
But in a report to the Integration Joint Board this week, Yvonne Lawton, Interim Head of Health, and Robin Allen, senior manager, admitted: “Extensive efforts were made to secure staff to allow this to happen but were unfortunately unsuccessful.
