Written Question · S2W-24193 · Session 2
Whether it will meet staff and patients of the Church of Scotland’s Keith Lodge care facility in Stonehaven to discuss the proposed closure…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will meet staff and patients of the Church of Scotland’s Keith Lodge care facility in Stonehaven to discuss the proposed closure of the facility on 31 May 2006.
The answer
Keith Lodge is anindependent care facility and the proposed closure is for commercial reasons.It would therefore not be appropriate for the Scottish Executive to meet staffand patients. It is for the local commissioners of care to decide on the levelof provision required to meet local needs. Should Keith Lodge close, it will befor the local authority to work with users and families to ensure they areprovided with suitable alternative services.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-24193 by reference.