New figures reveal alcohol a factor in 90,000 ambulance callouts since 2016
As lockdown eases and people increasingly socialise, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has highlighted the need to drink responsibly and said new statistics showing 90,000 ambulance call-outs since 2016 registered alcohol as a factor "emphasise once again the thanks we owe to hardworking NHS staff".
Read moreCole-Hamilton warns Edinburgh Zoo still faces great financial uncertainty
Edinburgh Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton visited Edinburgh Zoo last week to meet with the Zoos’ Director of Engagement Ben Supple, and CEO David Field. The purpose of the visit was to see first-hand how the zoo has adapted since reopening, and to discuss the long term impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the zoo.
Read moreRapid forward-looking inquiry must examine deprivation divide
Responding to new statistics released today by the National Records of Scotland, which show that people in the most deprived areas of Scotland were 2.1 times more likely to die with the virus than those living in the least deprived areas, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP commented:
Read morePrepare for mental health tidal wave
Commenting on a new report from the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group which issues a warning about the impact of the virus crisis on mental health and wellbeing, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Read moreCole-Hamilton writes to FM over Edinburgh air-bridge
Edinburgh Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton has written to the First Minister to ask when visitors to Edinburgh will be able to arrive without quarantining.
Read moreScot Lib Dems call for National Day of Mourning for all those impacted by Covid-19
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today backed plans from Scottish Care for a National Day of Mourning and Remembrance for all those impacted by Covid-19.
Read moreJustice Secretary must explain misleading evidence to health committee
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton has today called on the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf to make an urgent statement to Parliament to explain why he appeared to mislead the Parliament’s health committee.
Read moreSNP and Conservatives need to repair shoddy relationships to keep people safe
Speaking in response to reports that no people subject to quarantine in Scotland after arriving from abroad have had a follow-up check, the health spokesperson for the Scottish Liberal Democrats Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Read moreAlign contact tracing and deep cleaning operations as we ease lockdown
During today’s topical question session, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP pressed the Health Secretary for answers on the effectiveness of contact tracing and the deep cleaning of sites Covid-19 infected people had visited.
Read moreLib Dems demand “ironclad guarantee” that progress on homelessness won’t be reversed
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have today demanded the government offer an ‘ironclad guarantee’ that progress made in tackling homelessness at the height of the pandemic will be protected and people will not be sent back on to the streets.
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