18/01/2026
As you all know, East Calder is continuing to grow, but the medical centre has been left behind. No upgrades, no expansions and, most importantly, no new building that the community has been promised to help meet demand.
And for years, local people have been promised action.
Back in 2021, the SNP MSP, Angela Constance, promised faster action on new premises. As recently as last summer, we were told alternative funding routes were being actively explored.
So we asked a simple question. Where is the evidence?
FOI responses tell a very different story.
No minutes. No papers. No records.
And no reference to East Calder Medical Centre being discussed or progressed at all.
This is now more than five years of promises with nothing to show for it. The proof is there for all to see. There are no spades in the ground, but plenty of warm words.
Communities like East Calder are right to feel let down when expectations are raised but delivery never follows.
It is the SNP Scottish Government’s job to deliver the healthcare infrastructure that growing communities like East Calder need. But they’ve had their chance for years, and they’ve blown it.
I’ll keep pushing the SNP Scottish Government and supporting East Calder patients who deserve straight answers and a medical centre that is fit for the future.
Read the article from the times: https://www.thetimes.com/article/d8420b4c-e4fc-44f1-b517-61134a559077?shareToken=69ddd5d1d963efd8f1bacaf1ef28e7c3
