In July 1864 plans for a hospital were first made public in the borough of Brechin, after the late James Don, Esquire, of Bearehill, bequeathed £1,000 for the purpose of establishing a hospital or infirmary and dispensary in Brechin on condition that a further £1,000 was raised within 18 months by the local …
Read MoreAngus health campaigners say community hub ambitions and the building they hope to take over are crumbling due to Covid-19 delays. The pandemic has put Brechin Healthcare Group’s (BHG) plans for the town’s old infirmary on hold. Frustration is growing that a decision on a community asset transfer (CAT) has now been delayed …
Read MoreIn our January newsletter we told you that the decision for our Community Asset Transfer (CAT) request would be made at the NHS Tayside Board meeting on Thursday 25 February. We were informed last Friday that our request would not be on the agenda for the meeting. To say we are disappointed is an …
Read MoreIn our December newsletter we said we anticipated a decision for our Community Asset Transfer (CAT) request by the end of January and had expected the decision to be made by 17 January. However, NHS Tayside have taken longer to assess our request and the decision will not now be made until the next formal …
Read MorePresent: Grahame Lockhart Hamish Greig Alison Cameron Lindsay Cameron Moira Robertson Dick Robertson Gary Robertson Joyce Galt John McKenna Frances Keats Irene Thompson Nilima Puthu Irene Gillies Helen Christie Margaret Jones Geoffrey Rose Anne Thompson Jean Clark Veronica Page Keith Fraser Jane Cuthill Apologies: Gail Greig Stanley Callaghan Ruth Bergen Elizabeth Baillie Margaret Jamieson Callum …
Read MoreOne of the driving forces for developing the Jenner Centre was to show that, in preparation for a move to the Brechin Infirmary Site, BHG could respond to local need and actually do what we had been talking about for some time. The plans grew from comments we gathered from local people about the …
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