THE building of Glasgow's new maternity hospital will have to be closely monitored.

There are already fears that the number of beds will not be as originally planned when the new unit at the Southern General replaces the Queen Mum's.

The controversial behaviour of city health bosses during the Yorkhill consultation means they have to be watched.

Only public outrage forced them to retain the co-location on the new site of the maternity and acute child services which currently exist at Yorkhill.

They are supposed to deliver a gold-standard replacement unit matching the services which earned Yorkhill its world-wide reputation.

That means a fully-integrated maternity, child and adult unit capable of dealing with the most serious of crises.

That is what was promised and nothing less will do.

Speculation over fewer beds set alarm bells ringing - it must not signal further compromise. GHA must keep priorities in sight

THE GHA is answering many of its critics by meeting many of its most important performance targets.

Installing central heating in more than 35,000 homes in four years is no mean feat.

Tenants who had to put up with cold, damp, council houses are now getting the homes they deserve in return for their rent.

The GHA has problems to resolve over its structure but its bosses must never lose sight of its tenants' priorities and keep delivering for them.