Cole-Hamilton responds to news that more than half of NHS Scotland buildings not inspected for RAAC

Responding to the news that more than half of NHS buildings in Scotland which are suspected to contain a potentially dangerous form of concrete have not been fully inspected, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

“We know that the list of NHS buildings includes surgical wards, a radiotherapy ward, maternity wards and major hospitals.  

“We also know that the assumptions about what is low risk, based on looking at blueprints, are now being questioned because a school beam thought to be low risk was then found to be unsound.

“The Scottish Government must act now to ensure the safety of everyone going for surgery, every cancer patient and every newborn currently receiving care in a ward where this dangerous concrete is present.”