Brechin health group future “uncertain” after infirmary takeover plan fails By Graham Brown January 18 2022, 5.30pm Brechin Healthcare Group’s future is “uncertain”, says chairman Grahame Lockhart. Pic: Mhairi Edwards/Chris Donnan/DCT Media. Angus health campaigners are at a crossroads after seeing their dream of creating a community hub in an old town hospital crushed. Brechin …
Read MoreWhat now for Brechin Infirmary? Ministers reject health group’s CAT appeal over former hospital By Graham Brown January 14 2022, 12.16pm Brechin Healthcare Group chairman Grahame Lockhart at the infirmary. Pic: Mhairi Edwards/DCT Media. A bombshell knockback has been given to Brechin campaigners in their six-year journey to turn the town’s former infirmary into a community …
Read MoreIn November 2015 over 100 people from our community attended a public meeting at the Damacre Centre to hear about the changes taking place in the health care provision in Brechin and the surrounding area. From that meeting Brechin Healthcare Group was formed. After 6 years of some very challenging discussions and meetings we are …
Read MoreHealthwatch is a collaboration between Brechin Healthcare Group and Brechin High School with the aim of raising the profile of health and wellbeing within the school and community especially with respect to student health. 2017 Healthwatch started by looking at access to primary care from the perspective of the High School student. The survey of …
Read MoreChairman’s AGM report – 25 November 2021 At the end of my AGM report last October 2020, I posed the question – Will we get a decision on our Community Asset …
Read MoreFollowing the submission of our appeal and additional information to the Reporter appointed by the Scottish Government in connection with our Community Asset Transfer, we have now been asked to provide further information. In addition, the Reporter has asked to visit the Infirmary site on 16 November. We are aware that this will delay the …
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