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Asbestos Discovered At Scottish Hospital

October 31st, 2006

The discovery of asbestos at a geriatric Scottish hospital means that the hospital may now have to close, after it was previously saved from closure by staff. The discovery has been reported to authorities in a report that was to provide details about upgrading the building � the report was given to officials at NHS Highland.

The carcinogenic material was found at Glencoe, Lochaber, and could mean closure for the hospital. Upgrading the listed building could cost far more than originally thought because of the work involved in removal of the asbestos. Nurses had agreed to increase their hours in order to keep the hospital open in the past.

The geriatric hospital has only seven patients, and NHS Highland is now looking into alternatives for these patients, taking into account the high likelihood that the hospital will have to be shut down due to the asbestos problems that have come to light.

Previously it was staffing shortages that had resulted in the possible closure of the hospital, but despite the nurses� efforts to keep it open this newest problem means that both staff and patients will most likely have to move on.

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