21st
June 2009.
Statement
on 'unsafe St. John's' allegation.
ATSSJH
has issued a statement regarding the recent claim that
St. John's Hospital is in an 'unsafe' condition.
Read
more here..
18th
May 2009.
Devine
Intervention Fails to Deliver Success for Health Board
Intimidation.
The
concerted campaign by NHS Lothian against Councillor
Ellen Glass has, at long last, hit the buffers. Councillor
Glass was accused by NHS Lothian Chair, Dr. Charles
Winstanley, of breaching confidentiality at St. John’s
hospital, and impersonating an MP.
On
hearing that Ms. Glass had been accused of these hurtful
and unfounded allegations, Mr. Devine complained to
the Chief Investigating Officer at the Standards Commission.
Last week, the Local Government Watchdog threw out the
complaints from NHS and the MP.
Read
more here..
4th
May 2009
HEALTH
BOARD LEADERS FAIL TO CURB FREEDOM OF SPEECH - BULLY
BOYS GET BLOODY NOSE!
A
four-month investigation into allegations of bullying
by one of our Councillors has now reached a conclusion.
The Chief Investigating Officer, Scotland’s top
Ethical Standards Watchdog, has decided there is no
case to answer.
The
Chair of NHS Lothian Board, Dr. Charles Winstanley,
made the complaint against Councillor Gordon Beurskens
after the erudite Councillor wrote to Cardiology Consultant,
Andrew Flapan asking him to explain a series of letters
published in the West Lothian Courier.
Read
more here..
A
fifth of NHS Lothian staff claim to have been bullied
Edinburgh
Evening News - Published Date: 13 April 2009
By
Adam Morris
ALMOST
a fifth of NHS Lothian staff claim they have been bullied
at work
in the last year in a survey which suggests widespread
low morale among
health service workers.
More
than half of the 6000-plus staff who responded to the
survey said
they would not recommend NHS Lothian as a place to work.
Other
findings suggest a fifth have felt they had been harassed
at work
and one in ten claimed they had been discriminated against.
Read
more here..
Following
several years of relentless removal of services from
St. John's Hospital in Livingston and huge public protest
at the downgrading of local health care facilities,
the Action to Save St. John's Hospital party (ATSSJH)
was formed and stood several candidates in 2007 Scottish
Parliament and local elections.
