22,500 fall injuries amongst over 65s
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton has urged the Scottish Government to finally bring forward a national falls strategy that delivers a new “design for life” for those at risk, after it was revealed there were 22,468 emergency admissions to hospital for a fall by those aged 65 and over in 2018.
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NHS vacancies jeapordising care and costing the public purse
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today criticised the Scottish Government for failing to make progress on filling “persistent” vacant posts across the NHS, causing agency spending to spiral.
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Number of patients stuck in hospital unnecessarily rises
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called for the Scottish Government to act swiftly to ease pressure on our health services and boost resources for the care sector, as new statistics showed more people stuck in hospital unnecessarily.
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Highest ever drug-related hospital stays
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton today said the SNP Government must act now to revise its national drugs strategy after drug-related hospitalisations hit an all-time high.
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200k Treatment Time Guarantee breaches a “shameful milestone”
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton today said the Scottish Government had reached a “shameful milestone” after the number of times the First Minister’s Treatment Time law has been breached surpassed 200,000.
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Report reveals “catastrophic” mental health failures in NHS Tayside
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that mental health services at NHS Tayside have “catastrophically” failed patients and their families, after an independent inquiry at the health board revealed frequent use of restraint, patient concerns not being taken seriously until they tried to take their own lives and delayed decision-making.
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SNP will twist every vote as support for independence
Commenting on the SNP's European election campaign launch, Scottish Liberal Democrat campaign chair Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
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Ministers must be straight with patients about treatment time law
Speaking after the Scottish Parliament debated a Scottish Liberal Democrat motion calling for every patient for whom the 12-week it is missed to be sent a letter by the Health Secretary apologising for the Scottish Government’s failure to abide by its own law, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
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Lib Dems bid to make Health Secretary apologise to patients after treatment time law breaches
This week Scottish Liberal Democrats led a debate on the Scottish Government’s legally-binding Treatment Time Guarantee as they asked Parliament to back proposals for every patient for whom the 12-week it is missed to be sent a letter by the Health Secretary apologising for the Scottish Government’s failure to abide by its own law.
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Edinburgh Western racking up payday loans
Scottish Liberal Democrat research, obtained through StepChange Debt Charity, has shown that Edinburgh Western residents are racking up large payday loans with an average of £1817 per client. This is significantly higher than the Scottish average.
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