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More than 2,000 people still waiting over a year for mental health treatment despite CAMHS target being met
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today said Scotland desperately needs world class mental health services after new figures showed more than 2,000 children and adults waiting…
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New health figures show SNP has run out of ideas on NHS
Following a series of new statistics revealing long waits at A&E, huge waiting lists for treatment and more people stuck in hospital, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has said…
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Ferries being built in Turkey facing delays
Responding to the news that delivery dates for CalMac ferries being built by a shipyard in Turkey have been pushed back until the end of June at the earliest when they were originally expected in…
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Cole-Hamilton comments on hospital inquiry
Responding to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry's publication of Lord Brodie’s interim findings in relation to the Inquiry’s Edinburgh investigations, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton…
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Hundreds of high-risk repairs to NHS buildings will cost £64m
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today revealed that there are hundreds of high-risk repairs outstanding in NHS buildings across Scotland, with the estimated cost of this…
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Thousands of elderly patients waiting more than 12 hours at A&E
During this week’s First Minister’s Questions, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton raised the case of an 87-year-old woman who experienced extremely long waits at A&E after breaking…
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Help for kids with additional support needs is dropping like a stone
Responding to the embargoed report from Audit Scotland which warns that “The Scottish Government and councils must fundamentally rethink how they plan, fund and staff additional support for learning…
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Rennie responds to latest stream of ferry disruption
Responding to a new round of ferry disruption, which will mean some of CalMac’s largest vessels are delayed from re-entering service, including the MV Caledonian Isles and the MV Isle of Lewis,…
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Stone stands up for Scotch Whisky
Jamie Stone, MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, has tabled a parliamentary motion calling for the protection of the Scottish Single Malt Whisky category in light of a bid made by the…
