1,951 people stuck in hospital
Responding to new Public Health Scotland figures which showed 1,951 were stuck in hospital in September due to their discharge being delayed, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
5 Nov 2024
Wheel-y Good Folkestone Bicycle Parking Trial
12 spaces in new lockable bike hangars are being introduced as part of a one-year trial in Clifton Crescent, Folkestone.
5 Nov 2024
Wales
Operations activity still falling short of pre-pandemic levels
Responding to Public Health Scotland figures published today which show that the number of planned operations is still falling short of pre-pandemic levels, with 15.2% fewer operations planned between October 2023 to September 2024 than were planned in th
5 Nov 2024
Cole-Hamilton: Action needed now to tackle crisis at A&E
Responding to new figures showing only 63.4% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 27th October, while 3,487 people waited over 8 hours and 1,629 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson A
5 Nov 2024
Badenoch’s “calamity Cabinet” cannot credibly hold government to account
The Liberal Democrats have branded Kemi Badenoch’s new shadow ministers a “calamity Cabinet” that cannot credibly hold the government to account, citing their litany of failures during the previous Conservative government:
5 Nov 2024