A member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) has called for Scottish Health Secretary Shona Robison and Highland health chiefs to step down for failing to recruit radiologists, according to an article in the Press and Journal.
The National Health Service (NHS) Highland currently has three radiology vacancies -- positions the group has been trying to fill for three years.
The continued vacancies prompted doctors and surgeons to write letters to the NHS board expressing "significant concerns about the problems" in radiology at the region's main hospital, Raigmore in Inverness.
In turn, Conservative Highlands and Islands MSP Ed Mountain said, "It reflects a problem across NHS Highland which the health secretary has failed to resolve. I'd be surprised if she was able to remain in position post the next cabinet reshuffle."
He added, "If the board had been trying for three years to deal with this, one has to wonder if they're ever going to resolve it and whether they should be considering their position as well."
The board considered the letters "measured," and said the doctors were "willing to work with the board to address the significant challenges," according to the Press and Journal.
On 1 September, Robison will meet with NHS Highland chiefs. A spokeswoman for the Scottish government said, "Ministers are conducting the annual review of NHS Highland this week and will meet with the area clinical forum to discuss these concerns."
