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The Scottish Government has welcomed plans from NHS Western Isles to manage the additional demands of winter.

 

NHS Western Isles has received more than £86,000 in funding from the Scottish Government, to carry out this work.

 

This allocation is part of a wider investment of £28.2 million across Scotland.

 

The central allocations have been targeted to focus spend on patient flow issues both within hospitals and wider health and social care settings.

 

NHS Western Isles will use the funding to stabilise out of hours services, through the provision of enhanced training for GPs and paramedics.

 

£86,000 to improve emergency care  

21 December 2014

It will also commission extra care home beds to help ensure that patients assessed as medically fit are able to be discharged from hospital to a more appropriate setting.

 

Health Secretary Shona Robison said: “I welcome this commitment from NHS Western Isles to cope with extra demands at this time of year.

 

“Winter brings additional pressures for the health service, and this funding will help to ensure preparations are in place.”

 

NHS Western Isles Medical Director, Angus McKellar, said: “The importance of having robust contingency arrangements in place during the winter months has already been demonstrated in the Western Isles, as we recently experienced a spell of severe weather and disruption.

 

“We have comprehensive plans in place to ensure healthcare services run effectively during the winter months, which is a time of increased pressure. This additional funding will add resilience to our unscheduled care provision.”

 

NHS Western Isles has received £32,000 to tackled delayed discharge, as well as £54,526 from the Unscheduled Care Action Plan fund, bringing the total to £86,526.