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A DECISION to create four specialist trauma centres in Scotland went against the specific advice of a report compiled by experts, it has been revealed.
Health Secretary Alex Neil unveiled the scheme to site the bases in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee, to "deliver the very best possible outcomes" for patients.
But the group of surgeons, emergency medicine consultants and paramedics who put the original proposal to ministers had concluded "the population size and incidence of major trauma in Scotland indicate the need for one, or at the most two, major trauma centres (MTCs)".
The centres will treat around 1,200 patients a year who have suffered major traumas, including serious head injuries, burns and knife wounds. It is hoped they could save up to 40 lives every year.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/...sters-in-plan-for-nhs-trauma-centres.23888371
Health Secretary Alex Neil unveiled the scheme to site the bases in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee, to "deliver the very best possible outcomes" for patients.
But the group of surgeons, emergency medicine consultants and paramedics who put the original proposal to ministers had concluded "the population size and incidence of major trauma in Scotland indicate the need for one, or at the most two, major trauma centres (MTCs)".
The centres will treat around 1,200 patients a year who have suffered major traumas, including serious head injuries, burns and knife wounds. It is hoped they could save up to 40 lives every year.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/...sters-in-plan-for-nhs-trauma-centres.23888371