Decision Time | Scottish Parliament debates
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I apologise. My phone was in the possession of information technology staff because my app would not connect. I would have voted no.
Health and Social Care Workforce | Scottish Parliament debates
Will the cabinet secretary take an intervention?
Health and Social Care Workforce | Scottish Parliament debates
I will not. I genuinely worry about what John Swinney will do next. Instead of taking any responsibility, the SNP hides behind the staff and repels every criticism as, somehow, the Opposition talking down the staff and suggesting that they are incapable. For the record, I note that it is not NHS staff or social […]
Health and Social Care Workforce | Scottish Parliament debates
I do indeed. That is the situation that I was describing. Alex Cole-Hamilton and I are of one mind on this. The BMA says that there are more than 1,000 consultant vacancies, which is enough to staff two large hospitals, but the Scottish Government reports only 397. That shows yet more understaffing, which does not […]
Health and Social Care Workforce | Scottish Parliament debates
I will do so briefly.
Health and Social Care Workforce | Scottish Parliament debates
Let me begin on a note of consensus. The staff of NHS Scotland and those who work in social care do an incredible job. They are the backbone of the national health service and of social care; without them, the services would collapse, so they deserve our heartfelt thanks. However, they are firefighting in a […]
Emma Caldwell (Public Inquiry) | Portfolio Question Time | Scottish Parliament debates
I do not think that anyone can help but be disturbed at the failings of the justice system in this case. Emma Caldwell’s family have been asking for a public inquiry to be chaired by a judge from outwith Scotland in order to give them confidence that the process will be truly independent. Has the […]
Emma Caldwell (Public Inquiry) | Portfolio Question Time | Scottish Parliament debates
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the public inquiry into the investigation of Emma Caldwell’s murder. (S6O-04258)
