Scottish Liberal Democrats have today revealed patients have been in hospital on delayed discharge for up to 600 days after they were declared ready to leave, branding the situation “absurd".

Freedom of information requests by the party have uncovered the longest periods patients across the country had their discharge from hospital delayed for health and social care reasons during 2016/17 and 2017/18.

Responding to the Home Secretary’s announcement that EU citizens will have to answer there online questions to continue living in the UK, Edinburgh Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

Responding to the publication of the Scottish Government's Tobacco-control action plan, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today said patients were being left in pain after new figures showed just half of patients were seen within the NHS physio waiting time target.

Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today revealed that adults have waited years for psychological therapies and said the "shocking" figures demanded a stepchange in how we treat mental health.

Opposition parties today inflicted a defeat on the Government and demanded improvements to mental health services.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats will use their opposition debate today to highlight the acute mental health crisis in Scotland and demand improvements in mental health service provisions across Scotland by the time the Scottish Parliament reconvenes in September.

Responding to new analysis of Scotland's record number of drug-related deaths, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP commented:

Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today applauded the introduction of a Bill which would lead to an opt-out organ and tissue donation system.

Responding to comments from the First Minister saying that she would be willing to meet Donald Trump, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton said: