News - Jackie Baillie MSP

TEST AND PROTECT NOT UP TO TASK OF TACKLING COVID – BAILLIE

Contact tracing is still falling far short of the mark in its bid to tackle and contain the spread of Covid-19, Scottish Labour has said. In response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests by Scottish Labour, Public Health Scotland revealed that at least 40 per cent of contacts were recorded as having…

OVER 200,000 SOCIAL CARE WORKERS COULD BENEFIT FROM SCOTTISH LABOUR’S CALL FOR A £15 AN HOUR WAGE

Over 200,000 social care workers in Scotland could receive a pay rise through the implementation of Scottish Labour’s call for a £15-an-hour wage. The policy would see an average care worker’s hourly pay increase by 57 per cent. Statistics obtained by Scottish Labour have shown that 206,400 people…

JACKIE BAILLIE MSP WELCOMES FULL REOPENING OF THE VALE’S OUT OF HOURS SERVICE

Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton Constituency, has welcomed the announcement that the evening service of the out of hours department at the Vale of Leven hospital will reopen in full from 19 February. This comes after almost two years of the service running at substantially reduced hours. The reinstated…

BAILLIE TO FREEMAN: ACT NOW TO PROTECT THOSE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Learning Disability, Jackie Baillie, has written to the Health Minister, Jeane Freeman, calling on the Scottish Government to take action to protect the human rights of those with learning disabilities during the pandemic. Statistics have shown that those with learning disabilities are three…

NATIONAL STRATEGY NEEDED FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE

Jackie Baillie MSP has backed calls for improved end-of-life and palliative care as new research shows show that by 2040, 95% of people who die in Scotland may need additional support in their care. Marie Curie Scotland says another 60,000 people are projected to be dying with a terminal condition…

‘SNP CATASTROPHICALLY FAILING TO SUPPORT SCOTTISH BUSINESSES’

Jackie Baillie MSP has accused the SNP of failing ‘catastrophically’ to support businesses as new statistics have revealed that the SNP has failed to properly fund businesses through the Coronavirus Restrictions support grants. Statistics published last week have revealed that the SNP government handed over around 60 per cent of…

RISE IN HOSPITAL COVID CASES: SNP MUST NOT BECOME COMPLACENT

Figures this week from Public Health Scotland show that hospital-acquired Covid infections have been rising steadily in Scotland from September last year. Scottish Labour has said this shows there is still more work to be done to bring infection rates down. Statistics revealed that the number of patients who became…

INVEST IN INNOVATIVE JOURNALISM AND LOCAL NEWS – BAILLIE

Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton Constituency, has called on the Scottish Government to use its newspaper advertising budget to support new models of journalism and revive local reporting. A Scottish Labour amendment to a debate motion on COVID-19 Response and the Role of Local Newspapers has called on…

NHS STAFF CANNOT FIGHT COVID ON ALL FRONTS – BAILLIE

The record number of hospital-onset Covid infections shows that Scotland’s medical staff are still not receiving the support and resources they need to battle Covid on NHS wards, says Scottish Labour. Public Health Scotland figures this week revealed that the number of patients who became infected with Covid-19…

FMQs: WILL STURGEON’S LATEST VACCINE TARGET BE LATEST BROKEN PROMISE?

Scotland is “not going fast enough” in the race to vaccinate its population against Covid-19, Jackie Baillie has said. At First Minister’s Questions, the Scottish Labour interim leader listed a trail of broken SNP vaccination promises and raised the cases of three over-70s in Fife who have not been…

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