Shona Robison: ...lack of basic care being provided to patients, no inspection regime was in place, communication was poor at all levels, and staff morale was low. Much of that was related to the uncertainty of the merger, which was announced in 2005, of part of NHS Argyll and Clyde with what was the Greater Glasgow NHS Board. That merger was not implemented until after the outbreak and resulted in a...
Shona Robison: ...for vulnerable adults, in the cases that we are talking about. The new agency will be able to examine in great detail where there have been communication failures, which are a problem. Through the merger, there will be opportunities to ensure that such systematic failures are fewer, but where they happen they will be properly investigated. We cannot force service users to know about...
Shona Robison: ... 182,874 168,470 367,275 Note: *NHS Argyll and Clyde merged with NHS Greater Glasgow and NHS Highland in April 2006. The table shows PPC sales against Argyll and Clyde for the year following the merger because of the way data was then collected. Sales for the former board area have been combined with Greater Glasgow and Highland as appropriate for years 2007-08 and 2008-09.
Shona Robison: ...divisions with ministers or officials. The Scottish Ambulance Service has confirmed that it has no plans to merge any other operating divisions. The Scottish Government does not consider that a merger of operating divisions of the Scottish Ambulance Service constitutes a plan or proposal to reconfigure the delivery of health services.
Shona Robison: ...extensive project management experience. A programme of consultation and engagement is currently being developed. Any changes to the management and administrative structure as a consequence of this merger will not affect the location or deployment of ambulances in the North of Scotland and will not adversely impact on the quality of patient care or the speed of response to emergency calls....