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McArthur responds to shockingly low level of police officers
Liam McArthur responds to the news that the number of police officers is at its lowest level since December 2008.
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Rudderless reshuffle could cost taxpayers £60m
The Government is likely to spend an estimated £60 million of taxpayers’ money as it sets up four new Departments.
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Cole-Hamilton: SNP/Green Government presiding over worst ever A&E waits
Responding to new figures showing that during December 2022, only 62.1% of patients in Scotland's A&E departments were seen within the four-hour target time, which is the lowest monthly figure on…
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Cole-Hamilton: Over 370,000 operations lost since Covid shows patients are being let down
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called on Humza Yousaf to “get a grip of this crisis”, after new Liberal Democrat analysis revealed that…
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Number of people stuck in hospital still sky-high
As new statistics show delayed discharges are persisting at stubbornly high rates, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has warned that the Scottish…
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Scottish Liberal Democrats to lead vote on ditching ministerial takeover of social care
Scottish Liberal Democrats will lead a debate in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday calling for new standards for social care users and staff and the ditching of the SNP/Green Government’s…
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McArthur: Government must back Scottish Liberal Democrat plans to strengthen community justice
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today called on the Scottish Government to back Scottish Liberal Democrat plans to boost community justice following new figures…
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Cole-Hamilton sets out six-point action plan to improve cancer care
Speaking on World Cancer Day, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called on the Scottish Government to do more to improve cancer care as he set…
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Cole-Hamilton responds to National Care Service report
Responding to the findings of the Scottish Parliament’s Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee that the National Care Service Bill could set “a dangerous precedent”, risks “undermining the role of…
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Scottish budget spends just £17 per head to tackle long Covid
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today warned that new figures show Scotland is spending just £17 per head to tackle long Covid, less than a fifth of the money made available…