Sir, I read with dismay, in The Lochaber Times of November 16, that the Dail Mhor Care Home at Strontian was to close, a decision made by a middle manager.
At the NHSH board meeting on November 28, I successfully challenged this decision on the basis that:
1. It needed to be a decision taken by the Highland Health and Social Care Committee (HHSCC) and then by the NHSH board. Closing a small rural care home has similar consequences locally to closing several small rural primary schools.