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Grampian’s Rural Hospitals in Peril | Aberdeen News
Scotland’s NHS is being radically restructured as 14 health boards merge into just two—east and west—with Grampian joining forces with Tayside, Fife, Lothian, and Borders. Aberdeenshire’s Councillor Anne Stirling warns rural hospitals risk being sidelined, especially after her board voted to shut down Insch War Memorial Hospital. She fears the north-east will be overshadowed by urban centers like Edinburgh. Scottish Conservative MSP Alexander Burnett shares the alarm, calling the closure a grim omen for rural care and warning that without fair funding, more closures loom. He also cites past…
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