Macmillan Day Care Unit opens at Arbroath Infirmary
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PHOTO ATTACHED L-R OF ALISON ROGERS, NON EXECUTIVE MEMBER OF NHS TAYSIDE BOARD, JANICE PRESTON, HEAD OF MACMILLAN SCOTLAND, AND GAIL SMITH, HEAD OF HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES, ANGUS HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP CUTTING THE RIBBON AT THE NEW UNIT
Macmillan Day Care Unit opens at Arbroath Infirmary
The Macmillan Day Care Unit, providing new community palliative care and day treatment facilities at Arbroath Infirmary, has been made possible through a partnership between Macmillan Cancer Support and NHS Tayside.
The former Inchcape Ward at Arbroath Infirmary has been converted into the new Macmillan Day Care Unit providing a day care assessment and treatment facility, allowing people to receive much needed treatment locally.
Two new consultation rooms have been introduced along with treatment rooms and a patient lounge. The reception area has also been fully refurbished and a quiet room has been created to provide patients and families with privacy and space. The garden area will also be made over in the coming weeks.
Non executive member of NHS Tayside Board Alison Rogers and Janice Preston, Head of Macmillan Services for Scotland officially opened the unit with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
They were joined by representatives from the Angus Health and Social Care Partnership and members of local community groups on a tour of the new facilities given by Alasdair Rankin from project architects, Aitken Turnbull.
Alison Rogers, non executive member of NHS Tayside Board, said, “This is an outstanding facility for people living in Arbroath and the surrounding area as being able to access local services and support when living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses is essential. NHS Tayside is delighted to have worked with Macmillan on this project.”
Janice Preston, Head of Macmillan Services for Scotland, “Macmillan wants to ensure everyone in Arbroath receives the best care and in the most supportive environment, which is why the charity has invested over £940,000 in the area recently to enhance palliative care.
“We delighted to be working with NHS Tayside to enhance the care and support available to palliative care patients at Arbroath Infirmary. We know the new Macmillan Day Care Unit will make a big difference to people affected by cancer and their families in Arbroath.
“It’s thanks to the hard work and dedication of our supporters in the area who raise so much money for us that we are able to make such a significant contribution to this important project. We are incredibly grateful for their continued support, without it investments like this would not be possible.”
The unit will receive its first patients before the end of the month.
The opening of the Macmillan Day Care Unit completes both phases of the building project at Arbroath Infirmary.
Contact:
Gaynyr Dickson
NHS Tayside Communications
01382 740716
