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Cancer Care Services
Scottish Parliament debates
At the end of last week, The Lancet reported on the crisis at the Beatson west of Scotland cancer centre. There were leaked emails about a system that is stretched to the limits of endurance, and...
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Covid-19 Recovery (Staff Shortages)
Scottish Parliament debates
The cabinet secretary will be aware that, this week, a circular was issued by the Scottish Government that removed the temporary Covid protections from NHS employees. I have been contacted by NHS...
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Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
Scottish Parliament debates
To be honest, I do not have time and I do not have the energy. The bill would not, in and of itself, lead to a better response to a future pandemic, and it would diminish scrutiny and...
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Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
Scottish Parliament debates
This has been a marathon meeting, so I particularly thank the Parliament staff, the clerks and the bill team for staying late into the evening. I think that it is fair to say that the Parliament...
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Independence Referendum
Scottish Parliament debates
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. It is clear to me that the Lord Advocate has been unable to sign the referendum bill, which is why it has not been introduced to Parliament, but the...
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Covid-19 (Spring Booster Vaccination)
Scottish Parliament debates
Covid cases have been rising, hospital admissions are rising and long Covid cases are going up. It is more than six months since many people had their third vaccination, including people who are...
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Social Care Charges
Scottish Parliament debates
The cabinet secretary knows me well—I would indeed do that. However, he is misrepresenting the situation, because there are sufficient unearmarked reserves that are not for Covid but for...
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Social Care Charges
Scottish Parliament debates
I am disappointed that the member did not listen to my earlier words. We set out exactly where the Scottish Government could get the money. We explained that it has all the powers that it needs...
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Social Care Charges
Scottish Parliament debates
The Scottish Government is already the final arbiter of decisions that IJBs make, which go to the minister. The Scottish Government already directs how they spend money, through ring fencing....
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Social Care Charges
Scottish Parliament debates
If the member had bothered to consider what was in Labour’s manifesto and what Labour has believed in for 10 years, he would know that we believe in local accountability and local control,...
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Social Care Charges
Scottish Parliament debates
If you had bothered to actually—
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Social Care Charges
Scottish Parliament debates
Will the minister tell us when non-residential care charges will be ended?
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Social Care Charges
Scottish Parliament debates
The Government, by creating a national care service, wants to tell IJBs what to do. I am suggesting that, given that the Government has given IJBs that money, it can tell them what to do with...
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Social Care Charges
Scottish Parliament debates
Every day, the cost of living crisis worsens. For a growing number of people, theirs is a choice between heating and eating, which is pushing people into debt and causing incredible hardship. The...
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National Health Service (Use of Locums)
Scottish Parliament debates
But demand is growing.
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National Health Service (Use of Locums)
Scottish Parliament debates
I thank the First Minister for her response, but I remind her that, of course, people in this chamber are responsible for the NHS in Scotland. Perhaps she should spend her time focusing on that,...
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National Health Service (Use of Locums)
Scottish Parliament debates
6. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government is doing to tackle the reported growing use of locum staff in the national health service. (S6F-01228)
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Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Meetings)
Scottish Parliament debates
What discussions have been had with COSLA about increasing the mileage allowance for social care staff, particularly those who are in the private sector, as fuel prices rise to £2 a litre?...
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Long Covid (Support)
Scottish Parliament debates
There are 155,000 people in Scotland with long Covid and the number is rising every month. The majority are simply not receiving services. The £3 million that the Scottish Government has...
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Covid-19 Inquiry
Scottish Parliament debates
I echo John Swinney’s comments and send my condolences to all those people who have lost loved ones during the pandemic. I very much welcome the inclusion in the terms of reference of...
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