Issue - meetings

Veronica Kennedy, NHS Highland: updated on progress with Locality, Re-design and Mental Health issues at Lorn and the Islands Hospital, advising that t  Dental Unit is progressing with work due to start in August; updating on vacancies and posts filled; and publicising the Mull Progressive Care Centre with a handover date in August.

Agenda Item 9:

Councillor Robertson updated the group on Lorn & the Islands District General Hospital as follows:

• Hospital Social worker has retired – being covered by agency worker at present, position has been advertised;
• New integrated ward up and running;
• Accident and Emergency attendees – hospital are monitoring regular recurrences being referred to Occupational Therapy Department;
• Mark Benton, Ambulance Services, will be updating on patient transport in the future;
• Day Surgery: National figures show 83% of patients across the board should be day surgery, Oban has 67% at present;
• Non-attendance: very high rate of non-attendees producing a high cost.  Looking at ways to alert people of appointments (reminders) in an effort to reduce this cost;
• Health and Social Work local meetings to be reinstated to help with closer working.  Health Board are responsible for all Adult Services, Social Work responsible for Children’s Services.