PLANS to re-develop Glasgow’s Gartnavel hospital has been unveiled by the health board.

Patients will have access to a minor injuries unit at the hospital from next year, serving the west of the city.

Services are currently at the Western Infirmary and will remain there until October this year as the hospital closes.

They will then transfer to the Yorkhill site temporarily before relocating to Gartnavel General in 2016.

A maternity service and GP out of hours services will also be introduced to the hospital.

A spokeswoman for NHSGGC said: “It has always been our plan to develop Gartnavel General Hospital following the opening of the new Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

“A newly established West Glasgow Minor Injuries Unit is currently located at the Western Infirmary along with the West Glasgow Maternity service, GP out of hours and outpatient services.

“These will all remain at the Western until October 2015 when they will then transfer to the Yorkhill site.

“They will remain at Yorkhill until work has been undertaken at Gartnavel General to allow all these services to move there permanently."

It comes after the Scottish Government ruled out calls to introduce accident and emergency services at Clydebank’s Golden Jubilee National Hospital.

The former Health Secretary Alex Neil agreed to consider the plan following concerns about the loss of A&E at the Western Infirmary, which has now closed with services transferred to Glasgow’s new hospital.

The nearest casualty department for patients north of the River Clyde is the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital or the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.

However the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Shona Robison, has ruled out adding A&E to services provided at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in a letter to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Labour MSP Jackie Baillie has vowed to continue her campaign for services at the Vale of Leven Hospital.

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