Local MSP Seeks Assurances for Linlithgow Care Home Residents
LOCAL MSP SEEKS ASSURANCES FOR LINLITHGOW CARE HOME RESIDENTS Fiona Hyslop MSP for Linlithgow has written urgently to West Lothian Council’s Chief Executive urging the Council to provide reassurances to residents and their families at Southern Cross Care Homes in the Linlithgow Constituency following recent concerns about the Southern Care Business. She also raised the issue when she and other MSPs met with NHS Lothian on Friday June 3rd. There are three care homes in West Lothian which are owned by Southern Cross; Linlithgow Nursing Home, Middleton Hall Care Home and Redmill Care Home in East Whitburn. NHS Lothian and Wet Lothian Council are due to meet today (Monday 6th June) to discuss practical contingency plans which ensure a continued quality of care. Commenting, Ms Hyslop said; “I have been…