Upgrades to website show hospital plans

People can now find out even more about the plans for the new Monklands Hospital.

- IAN BUNTING

The dedicated website for the facility (www.monklands.org) has had a bumper update with brand new sections and a refresh.

NHS Lanarkshire’s Monklands Replacement Project (MRP) is currently driving forward with completion of its final business case for Scottish Government approval which would open the door to the start of construction of Scotland's most advanced hospital at Wester Moffat in Airdrie.

The new hospital will have all the same services as the existing Monklands, including A&E.

As well as providing emergency and planned care for residents in its vicinity, the hospital will offer planned care for patients from across North and South Lanarkshire in its specialist services, which include cancer care, infectious disease medicine, renal (kidney) medicine, urology surgery, and ear, nose and throat surgery.