This followed recruitment difficulties and the temporary closure of beds for children at St John’s Hospital last summer. Labour has demanded that a report into St John’s Hospital in Livingston and other hospitals in the health region be published. NHS Lothian last year asked the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) to carry out an independent review into its children’s hospital services. Scotland on Sunday said that a confidential Scotland on Sunday said that a confidential draft showed overworked staff, cancelled appointments, poor medical cover and falling morale Getty ImagesThe Scottish government has been urged to “get to grips” with staffing pressures in the NHS after an unpublished inquiry into children’s wards at several hospitals raised safety issues.

Source: The Times June 12, 2016 23:08 UTC