Reinstate Vale of Leven Out-of-hours Service

That the Parliament notes the calls to reject the decision by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on 26 February 2020 to close the out-of-hours service at the Vale of Leven Hospital during the evening and at weekends; understands that the out-of-hours service will now only operate between midnight and 8am on weekdays, from Monday to Friday, with patients being redirected to either the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley or the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow; believes that this will further add to waiting times at A&E and will force people to travel over 20 miles to get treatment instead of being seen locally; notes that the health board claims that this temporary measure could last for 18 months to two years; recognises that the board has had five years in which to implement Sir Lewis Richie's review of out of hours, but considers that it has singularly failed to take action; understands that the out-of-hours service at the Vale of Leven Hospital was closed 82 times in 2018 and 179 times in 2019, and that the board's decision affects other out-of-hours services in Glasgow, including the complete suspension of service in Inverclyde, and notes calls on the health secretary to sack the Chair and Chief Executive of the health board for gross incompetence.