Transport Scotland has snubbed a plea for money to improve safety near Echline Primary School.

Commenting on the publication of the Scottish Government's long overdue suicide prevention plan, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

Responding to new statistics showing that there were 1,109 patients in hospital unnecessarily due to 'health and social care reasons' at the June 2018 census, 150 more patients than at the same point last year, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP commented:

Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today said the Scottish Government needs to boost its efforts to improve participation in screening programmes after the number of people taking part in a test for cancer declined.

Responding to reports that the former chief executive of troubled NHS Tayside received a £300,000 pay-off, Scottish Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP commented:

New figures out today show that the Government is still missing their own cancer detection target by a wide margin.

Scottish Liberal Democrats health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today warned that the Scottish Government must get its teeth into a new study from a trio of universities which suggests little progress has been made in improving the diet of Scots over the past 15 years.

Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today chastised the Scottish Government for failing to meet its own A&E waiting time target for an entire year.

Commenting on reports that an investor looking to take over Johnston Press has dropped plans to install Alex Salmond as chairman of the newspaper group, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

After NHS Lothian and Edinburgh City councillors expressed concern about patients and staff being intimidated outside abortion clinics, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has expressed disappointment that the Scottish Government is not actively exploring introducing safe zones to protect women from harassment.