Sir,
As secretary of Sunart Community Council at the time of the last attempt by NHS Highland to engineer circumstances whereby it could bring about the closure of the essential residential care facility at Strontian’s Dail Mhor care home, I was involved in the battle to expose its agenda and to secure the continued operation of the home.
It is no surprise, therefore, to read (The Oban Times, December 21) that the current community council chair has found NHS Highland to be ‘disrespectful’ in its latest attempt to bring about closure of the home for the reason of the building being ‘not fit for purpose’. Its job is to make it fit for purpose and we all know this is merely a term coined to offer justification for the shocking plan to close it.