Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called for the Scottish Parliament to hold the SNP Government to account for delaying the reporting of serious failures in the cervical cancer screening programme.

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Speaking after Scottish Liberal Democrats opposed the Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) Bill, instead demanding that the Scottish Government bring back better legislation after the summer, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP commented:

Responding to the announcement from the Scottish Government that women have been wrongly excluded from the cervical screening programme and that one woman has died, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP commented:

Edinburgh Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton is welcoming an update this afternoon from the Scottish Government on plans for a replacement to the Princess Alexandra eye hospital.

Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today warned that the Scottish Government’s proposal to publish a new suicide prevention plan in September 2022 will leave a “dangerous blank”, as the current strategy will expire at the end of 2021.

Speaking in this afternoon's Scottish Parliament debate on Drug Related Deaths, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton stressed the importance of trauma informed care when dealing with addiction and its treatment.

Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today accompanied constituent 13-year-old Dean Gray and his mother Karen Gray to Bute House to deliver a letter to the First Minister urging her Government to do more to support the Gray family while they fight to get an NHS prescription for the medicinal cannabis that helps keep Dean’s eight-year-old brother, Murray alive.

Liberal Democrats warn that Summer Festivals will not go ahead if the UK Government does not fix insurance issues for the live events industry.  

Responding to the news that the rate of drug-related hospitalisations continue to increase, as hospital stays rise to almost 15,000.

Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton has today described new figures showing 1,000 fewer breast cancer patients in Scotland have started treatment in the last year as a "tragedy in the making".

Edinburgh Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton is encouraging those aged between 14 and 25 to stand for the Scottish Youth Parliament. The deadline to express an interest is the end of June, with elections due in November.

Responding to comments from National Clinical Director Jason Leitch indicating that Scotland’s lockdown exit plan has been pushed back by up to 10 weeks by the more infectious Delta strain, health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

Marking the start of Loneliness Awareness Week, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today set out his party's proposals to boost mental health and tackle what he described as a "crushing wave" of loneliness.

Responding to the news that the 17000 ticket holders attending the fan zone in Glasgow will receive a covid-19 test at home, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said: