JOHN Swinney was today told to end the “postcode lottery” of emergency health care in rural Scotland, days after the tragic death of music-lover Heather Aird.
Ms Aird fell ill and later died at the Skye Live music festival on Saturday, a short distance from Portree Community Hospital - a shuttered health hub that previously provided emergency care
Deputy first minister Kate Forbes later demanded a probe into the “extremely serious” incident.
At First Minister’s Questions, Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross also raised the case of 27-year-old Eilidh Beaton who was forced to use five Epi-pens as she fought to stay alive following an allergic reaction.
Kate Forbes, The deputy first minister, said this week: 'Enough is enough. It has been six years on the time scales for delivering the report.Recommendations keep shifting. There must be accountability.'
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00:00 - Woman nearly dies next to shut hospital
02:23 - 2018 report not implimented
05:23 - Kate Forbes quotes
08:22 - Portree locals worried
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