Monklands Hospital: travel and jobs highlighted in latest relocation study
dailyrecord.co.ukWester Moffat ahead of the Gartcosh and Glenmavis options.It concludes that building a new hospital at any of the three sites “is anticipated to have positive impacts on the Lanarkshire population including employment during the build phase, improved healthcare and improved transport infrastructure”.On transport, it adds: “Relocating the hospital from Airdrie may have a negative impact on the local community, particularly staff, patients and carers on low incomes who do not have access to a car as public transport is not currently sufficient; the commute to the new site is also likely to be more expensive for those who live closest to the current hospital.”The report makes 14 recommendations to the health board “to mitigate negative impacts.
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