National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 | Scottish Parliament debates
The minister has managed to join together all the trade unions—Unite the union, GMB, the STUC and Unison—in a common view: they want all of that in the bill. Why will she not do it?
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 | Scottish Parliament debates
I understand that the member has been asking for the target operating model for some time. Does he think that it is acceptable that it appeared only yesterday, when there was no time for committee scrutiny?
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 | Scottish Parliament debates
Social care is in crisis right now. Care packages for some of our most vulnerable people are being cut, almost 10,000 people are stuck waiting to receive assessments and care, and providers are handing back contracts because they cannot afford to deliver. Staff morale is at rock bottom, with people leaving the profession in droves. […]
Eljamel and NHS Tayside Public Inquiry and Independent Clinical Review | Scottish Parliament debates
I thank the cabinet secretary for advance sight of his statement and welcome him to the health and social care portfolio. I welcome the announcement of the chairs of the public inquiry and the clinical review process into the Eljamel scandal and NHS Tayside. I pay tribute to the tenacity of the many campaigners, but […]
