Parkinson's UK has bemoaned the closure of Lightburn Hospital in Glasgow.

The hospital in the east end of the city provides valued services elderly people, including around 350 people living with Parkinson's.

Parkinson's UK have said the closure of the hospital is "sad news" and that the hospital should be recognised as an institution that provides essential support.

Scotland director at Parkinson's UK, Katherine Crawford, said: "This is desperately sad news for people with Parkinson's and other long-term heath conditions in the east end of Glasgow.

"The kind of care that Lightburn provides is community-based rehabilitation and day-to-day support for people with complex long term conditions.

"This is exactly the type of care that the Scottish Government says should be provided at community level.

"Parkinson's UK endorses this position and believes this support should be provided as locally as possible.

"It should also be recognised that the Lightburn provides essential support and services to vulnerable people in one of Scotland's most disadvantaged localities."

She added: "Statistically, local people have shorter lives than most in Scotland and those lives are blighted by significantly higher than average levels of ill health and complex medical conditions.

"Car ownership is also among the lowest in Scotland meaning the relocation of services will have a significant impact on patients and visitors.

"We should be proud of local facilities like the Lightburn and be investing in them - not closing them.

"Parkinson's UK will do whatever it can to ensure that people with Parkinson's have access to the services they need and we will support the Save Lightburn Campaign in their continuing struggle to save the hospital."