By CAROLINE WILSON
A PLAN which could result in a new hospital for Lanarkshire has moved a step further.
Health chiefs been given the go-ahead to develop an outline business case (OBC) to rebuild or refurbish Monklands Hospital in Airdrie.
Work will get underway in 2018 to identify the preferred option.
The entire business case process will take between two to three years to complete and will need to be finalised before any building work can start.
Monklands serves a population of approximately 260,000 people of North and South Lanarkshire and opened in 1977.
In 2009, proposals to downgrade the accident and emergency A&E department were reversed by the newly-elected Scottish Government.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said: “Considerable investment has gone into Monklands Hospital in recent years and we have now asked NHS Lanarkshire to produce an outline business case that considers the needs of the population right across the West of Scotland and delivers excellent care and value for money.
“The level of potential investment involved in this programme is significant, so any final decision will be subject to future Scottish Government budgets and will be taken in the context of improving the quality of clinical service provision right across Scotland.”
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