A MINOR injuries unit which was moved to Glasgow’s super-hospital to help ease pressure on under-pressure A&E services could be relocated to Gartnavel General.

Patients are to be asked if they would like to see the MIU moved there or back to the original site at the former Yorkhill hospital.

The service was transferred from Yorkhill to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital shortly before Christmas to help reduce A&E waiting times.

The transfer of the MIU on December 23 attracted some criticism from politicians and senior nursing officials who said the unit was well used by patients and that it would pile pressure on other A&E units and that

The health board has said that it remains the board’s intention to dispose of the Yorkhill site eventually.

Labour MSP Anas Sarwar believes the intention is to close the unit completely.

However, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has said that patients will be asked where they would like to see the MIU relocated.

A full review will be carried out over the next three months which will look at various options including returning the unit to Yorkhill or locating the service at Gartnavel General.

Glasgow has two other MIU's at Stobhill hospital and the Victoria Infirmary which treat patients with broken bones and cuts and other injuries which are not life-threatning.

A spokeswoman for NHSGGC said: “The Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at West Glasgow was temporarily moved to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) on Friday, 23 December as part of the board’s winter preparations.

“This has enabled us to strengthen services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and has had a minimal impact on patients.

“Our nurse practitioners at all our MIUs carry out an important role and this move was intended to make best use of this expert team of nursing staff, in order to help as many people as possible.

“During the winter a review of travel distances and times has been carried out, to better understand the impact on patient journeys to their nearest MIU.

“Early indications show that patients from most areas have found a reduction in both, with average travel distance reduced by 0.3 miles and drive time reduced by 0.9 minutes.

“A full review will be carried out over the next three months which will look at various options including reopening the MIU service at Yorkhill and also assessing the potential to locate the service at Gartnavel General Hospital.

“No decision will be taken without a full financial appraisal as well as engagement with patients and GPs.”

Figures show that the number of people visiting the unit during the last four months of 2016 averaged 32.7 per day - roughly equivalent on a staff-to-patient ratio with the city’s larger MIU’s at the Victoria Infirmary and Stobhill Hospital.