A BUS service running from Clydebank to Gartnavel Hospital has extended its hours in the wake of service moves from Drumchapel Hospital to the Hyndland site.

McGills number 11 service runs from Chalmers Street to the hospital with four stops in between, including Dumbarton Road at Kelso Street and Anniesland Cross.

The bus will now depart hourly from Chalmers Street between 7.16pm and 10.16pm from Monday to Saturday, arriving at the hospital thirty minutes later, while on a Sunday it will depart hourly from 9.16am to 11.16pm.

Return buses will leave the hospital hourly between 7.47pm and 10.47pm from Monday to Saturday, arriving back at Chalmers Street by quarter past the following hour and will depart from 8.47am to 10.47pm on a Sunday.

The news comes just one week after the Drumchapel Hospital out of hours service was moved to the Hyndland site, marking the completion of a series of moves between the two hospitals.

However, it is not known if the bus service's timetable extension was done in light of the move or if it was part of the NHS's transport plans to assure public transport would be available for those without other methods of getting to the new location.

Neither McGills staff nor Transport Scotland were aware of the reason behind the change.

The NHSGCC were also unable to comment on the reason behind the timetable extension specifically, however, a spokeswoman said of the service moves: "In December 2015 the Board of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) approved proposals to transfer all older people’s rehabilitation services for the west of Glasgow into a newly created integrated Rehabilitation Centre of Excellence at Gartnavel General Hospital.

"The decision was made following the outcome of a full public consultation and engagement process last year.

"£5 million has being allocated to develop this rehabilitation centre of excellence which will be completed by the end of 2016 allowing the transfer of elderly services from Drumchapel into new high quality accommodation.

"Older people’s mental health outpatient services will continue to operate from the Drumchapel site and are unaffected by these changes."

As previously reported by the Clydebank Post, the move had been heavily criticised by local Clydebank Waterfront Councillor Gail Casey.

Cllr Casey, chairwoman of Health and Social Care Partnership, previously told the Post: "I raised this issue during the last Scottish Parliament election and got very little response.?

“When this item was on the HSCP my motion against the removal of the out of hours service at Drumchapel Hospital was agreed by my council colleagues; unfortunately it became apparent that the GG&CHB were intent on going ahead with the proposal regardless to our objections.

“Let’s hope the relocated service proves to be accessible and suitable for the residents of Clydebank."