Lib Dems call for Covid vaccine booking service details
Responding to the Scottish Government making the first announcements in relation to a vaccine rollout strategy, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP commented:
Read moreMarch-June sees 4,000 fewer cancer diagnoses year-on-year
Responding to new figures from Public Health Scotland showing there were 4,000 fewer pathologically confirmed cancer diagnoses in March-June 2020 compared to 2019, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Read morePatients stuck in hospital for 500,000 days
New figures released today have revealed that people who are ready to leave hospital have been left waiting for over half a million days during the year 2019-2020.
Read moreLib Dems call for vaccine rollout plan and public information campaign
Commenting on the confirmation from the Health Secretary that she will set out vaccine rollout plans to parliament this week, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Read moreNew report shows loneliness affecting a third of Scots
Commenting on new analysis from the Red Cross showing that loneliness has had a negative impact on over a third of Scots' mental health, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Read moreLegislation to end “justifiable assault” of children comes into force
Responding to the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act 2019 coming into force on Saturday 7th November, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Read moreCare home inquiry must be kicked off quickly
Speaking after the parliament voted in favour of a public inquiry into coronavirus deaths in care homes, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Read moreParliament expects to see Salmond case legal advice
Speaking after the Scottish Parliament voted in favour of a motion demanding that the Scottish Government release the legal advice it received before fighting the Judicial Review raised by Alex Salmond over their botched handling of harassment complaints against him, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Read morePublic purse “exposed” by failure to clarify harassment policy details
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton has today criticised the Scottish Government’s “frankly astonishing” failure to resolve conflicting interpretations around paragraph 10 of the Complaints Handling Procedure, which led to the Government conceding the judicial review led by Alex Salmond at a cost of over half a million pounds to the public purse.
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COLE-HAMILTON: OPEN OLD M90 SLIP ROADS FOR LOCAL ACCESS TO FERRY
Alex Cole-Hamilton has called on the Transport Secretary to open the old M90 slip-roads at the FRB access roundabout for local access to Queensferry.
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