Health campaigners hope new maternity unit will allow more births in Caithness By Alan Hendry Published: 08:09, 06 February 2021
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Ron Gunn says Caithness Health Action Team will continue to campaign for an Orkney-style maternity unit at the Wick hospital. Picture: Alan Hendry
Local health campaigners say they hope Caithness General Hospital s new midwifery facility will allow more births in the county and reduce the number of women having to travel to Inverness.
NHS Highland announced on Thursday that Wick-based GMR Henderson had been awarded the construction contract to refurbish the hospital s Queen Elizabeth West Wing to create a community midwifery unit (CMU).
New midwifery unit set to be built at Wick hospital By David G Scott
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Updated: 11:47, 05 February 2021
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The general manager of Caithness General Hospital expressed her delight over a new midwifery unit soon to be built at the Wick site that will greatly improve facilities and access to care .
NHS Highland announced today that Caithness firm GMR Henderson has been awarded the construction contract to refurbish the Queen Elizabeth West Wing at CGH to create a new community midwifery unit.
Pam Garbe said: âOn behalf of the team at Caithness General Hospital, we are delighted to have received this funding which will improve services locally to meet the changing needs in health care. The expansion and development of the emergency and the outpatient departments will greatly improve facilities and access to care.â
New midwifery unit set to be built at Wick hospital By David G Scott
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Updated: 11:47, 05 February 2021
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The general manager of Caithness General Hospital expressed her delight over a new midwifery unit soon to be built at the Wick site that will greatly improve facilities and access to care .
NHS Highland announced today that Caithness firm GMR Henderson has been awarded the construction contract to refurbish the Queen Elizabeth West Wing at CGH to create a new community midwifery unit.