That the Parliament notes that the Surgical Assessment Unit at the Inverclyde Royal Hospital (IRH) has helped over 690 patients since opening in April 2020; understands that the Unit is a new way of providing better emergency surgical services at the IRH and builds on the success of similar models introduced across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC); recognises that it allows for patients to see a senior decision-maker quicker and reduces unnecessary admissions to hospital as a result; acknowledges that the reduction in the number of inpatients at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic provided the opportunity for the IRH team to modernise the surgical service in order to provide safe and patient-focussed care; believes that this move will help improve health outcomes for the people of Inverclyde, and hopes that NHS GGC will consider building a new hospital in Inverclyde to further improve community hospital provision.