Meeting of the Parliament

Scottish Government Debate: Investing, Protecting and Renewing Scotland's NHS Angela Constance S7M-00228 That the Parliament recognises and commends the hard-working staff across Scotland’s NHS; thanks them for the significant progress they have delivered, including long waits down 11 months in a row, and welcomes the Scottish Government's commitment to working with all staff across Scotland's Health and Social Care sectors to deliver further reform and renewal. Further details available for S7M-00228 Helen McDade S7M-00228.1 As an amendment to motion S7M-00228 in the name of Angela Constance (Investing, Protecting and Renewing Scotland’s NHS), leave out from “including long waits” and insert “; further recognises that 93% of people in Scotland think that the NHS needs to be reformed whilst continuing to deliver services free at the point of use, and calls on the Scottish Government to set up an independent, Scottish Health and Social Care Commission, comprising experts, staff and service users to review health and social care delivery, produce a workforce plan to train and retain more doctors, nurses and social care professionals in Scotland, propose solutions for delayed discharge, and actions to streamline frontline services through greater integration between community health and social care services and local GP surgeries.” Further details available for S7M-00228.1 Jackie Baillie S7M-00228.4 As an amendment to motion S7M-00228 in the name of Angela Constance (Investing, Protecting and Renewing Scotland’s NHS), leave out from “recognises” to end and insert “thanks hard-working NHS and social care staff across Scotland for their care and dedication; commends them for the progress made in recovering services despite the Scottish Government’s failure to meet its own promises, and believes that protecting and renewing Scotland’s NHS for the next generation requires a proper emergency waiting times plan with funding that follows the patient, embracing new technology to improve productivity and patient experience, prioritising primary care and delivering proper investment in social care, which will not only reduce pressure on acute services but support healthier and happier lives in the community.” Further details available for S7M-00228.4 Maggie Chapman S7M-00228.2 As an amendment to motion S7M-00228 in the name of Angela Constance (Investing, Protecting and Renewing Scotland’s NHS), insert at end “; recognises that issues in hospitals cannot be solved without addressing the crisis in social care, reducing health inequalities and tackling poverty; believes that social care workers should be paid at least £15 an hour, and calls on the Scottish Government to address long term workforce planning to support current staff and patients.” Further details available for S7M-00228.2 followed by Decision Time