Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care’s comments on Maternity Services at Dr Gray’s Hospital
Published: 22/12/2022 18:49Following the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care’s comments on Maternity Services at Dr Gray’s Hospital (https://www.gov.scot/news/moray-maternity-services/), Simon Bokor Ingram, Chief Officer for Moray Health and Social Care Partnership, said:
“We welcome the Cabinet Secretary’s response to our plans for the restoration of consultant-led births at Dr Gray’s hospital and we hope that formal approval will be given shortly. We all recognise that this is an ambitious plan and will deliver significant benefits by the end of 2026 - sooner than had been originally projected. We are pleased that the collaborative approach which has shaped this plan was acknowledged and are grateful for the support we have received to date from government, staff and the community.
“Through our partnership with NHS Highland, we will develop a networked model of care to improve the service we deliver and help attract staff and ensure clinicians can work effectively across the North of Scotland. The recruitment challenges are significant nationally, and we will launch a new, innovative and wide-reaching recruitment campaign in 2023 to recruit the additional team members that we need to build towards being able to offer a full consultant obstetric service that will operate alongside the excellent midwife-led service. Today’s reaction from the Cabinet Secretary is positive and endorses the change and pace required to secure the services we all want for Moray mums.”