Hyslop Welcomes £24.378m Funding for St John’s
Hyslop Welcomes £24.378m Funding for St John’s Local MSP, Fiona Hyslop has welcomed the recent announcement from last week’s NHS Lothian Board Meeting where it was agreed that £24.378 million of investment would go to St Johns Hospital over the 2014/15 to 2017/18 period. £17 Million of which will be earmarked for ‘capacity developments’. Fiona commented; “This is fantastic news for patients across West Lothian. I am pleased that NHS Lothian understands the importance of St John’s in our community. “West Lothian has the fifth largest increase in population in Scotland since 2001, with a 10% rise in the number of under 5s so I am particularly pleased that special attention will be paid to Maternity and Special Care baby Units at St Johns. “NHS Lothian is clearly working hard…