Representatives from Brechin Healthcare Group (BHG) met with board representatives of NHS Tayside at the beginning of April and the positive and constructive feedback for our proposals was greatly appreciated. A press release on the meeting has been agreed and has been sent to a variety of local media outlets. Due to a necessary change …
Read MoreAfter meeting with NHS Tayside chiefs the beginning of April, we agreed with NHS Tayside that we would let them be the one to publish our exciting news. We waited until they gave the ‘green light’ and were almost bursting by the time we were able to send out a narrative of our plans to …
Read MoreScottish Government have launched a consultation on the proposals for the new national public health body, ‘Public Health Scotland’. All responses must be submitted before 8th July 2019. Please give them your opinion: https://consult.gov.scot/public-health/public-health-scotland/
Read MoreBHG is helping start a parent’s group called Parent B.R.E.A.K. (Brechiners Raising Education Around Kids) This group is for all parents, both primary and secondary in Brechin, Edzell and the Glens. Every parent wants the best for their children, but sometimes it is difficult to know just what needs to be done to help …
Read MoreFrom Grahame Lockhart, our Chair: We’re delighted to say that our Community Asset Transfer (CAT) application for the Brechin Infirmary site and our application for funding from the Scottish Land Fund were both sent off at the end of March. In both our applications we included a number of letters of support from different groups …
Read MoreI am an Ulsterman, born in Limavady, a small town then about the size of Brechin: I studied at the local school and then Medicine at The Queens University of Belfast, graduating with Honours. Incidentally and crucially I met my rather wonderful future wife, Irene, there: she threw me out of Casualty on the night …
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