r/Scotland • u/abz_eng ME/CFS Sufferer • 1d ago

Leaked plan reveals huge shake-up of Scottish orthopaedics

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26641661.leaked-plan-reveals-huge-shake-up-scottish-orthopaedics/
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u/Seunte 1d ago

yeah i'm genuinely fine with this - we're already in a place where if you stay in paisley (like i do) you're sent to vale of leven or inverclyde for all kinds of care (including orthopaedics) so if they can speed up care by centralising a bit it doesn't bother me as i'm already being made to travel

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u/abz_eng ME/CFS Sufferer 1d ago

Those distances are nothing when you look at the Northern Health Boards

You have Aberdeen and Inverness which already can be a fair distance for people if services are reduced at either of these then people are going to have to travel considerable distances

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u/ialtag-bheag 1d ago

They built a new National Treatment Centre in Inverness, that covers this sort of thing. Don't think there's any plans to reduce services there.

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u/DecentTry8640 1d ago

Isn't this basically what they're doing already- they're just dressing it up a bit.

The vast majority of joint surgery is basically nationalised into treatment centres with about 1/4 going through the Jubilee (and family staying in the attached hotel onsite).

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u/Synthia_of_Kaztropol The capital of Scotland is S 1d ago

If a "legally-binding" treatment time target isn't met, and nothing happens as a result of it not being met, and the target time is changed, then what part of it was "legally binding" ?

What was supposed to happen anyway, with these legally-backed targets, if they weren't met ? Were patients supposed to get compensation ? were ministers supposed to resign ?

What is any of this song and dance routine for ?

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u/abz_eng ME/CFS Sufferer 1d ago

Health chiefs also insist that while patients may have to travel for their operation, the surgery itself represents just one step in a wider treatment journey involving up to 20 appointments

So they better have a plan for supporting the visitors (family members) as being further away they end up spending the day travelling otherwise

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u/Strong_Evening_6860 1d ago

For elective orthopaedics? Get a grip

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u/DecentTry8640 17h ago

You think visitors aren't required for people undergoing elective orthopaedic operations. That's an interesting take.

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u/Any_Umpire5899 22h ago

Why is this a discussion? Don't reorganise them, loock the beasts up!