First look at plans for huge new ‘state-of-the-art’ Scots hospital

PLANS for a huge new ‘state-of-the-art’ hospital are set to go before the Scottish government. The new University Hospital Monklands would replace Airdrie’s current site. If ministers sign it off, work could start on farmland near Wester Moffat as soon as next year, aiming for a 2031 opening. The present Monklands campus could be turned…