Jardine Introduces Bill to Improve Support for Bereaved Children
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has introduced legislation calling for improved mechanisms of support for children who suffer a bereavement.
25 Oct 2024
McArthur responds to First Minister "wrestling" with assisted dying
Responding to comments from John Swinney today in which the First Minister said he is still “wrestling” with whether he believes in assisted dying, Liam McArthur MSP said: “The current law on assisted dying is failing too many terminally ill Scots, often
25 Oct 2024
Only 7 days when CalMac sailings ran to timetable in 15 months
Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today said that the SNP have let down islanders for too long after new research by his party found that there were only 7 days when CalMac sailings ran to their scheduled timetable in 15
25 Oct 2024
Cole-Hamilton reveals dozens of dentists retiring early in NHS exodus
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today revealed that Scotland is losing dozens of dentists every year to early retirement despite dentist shortages across the country.
25 Oct 2024
McArthur responds to dental deserts in Orkney and elsewhere
Responding to a BBC investigation which revealed that six Scottish council areas (Argyll & Bute, Dumfries & Galloway, Inverclyde, Orkney, Perth and Kinross and Shetland) have no dental practices able to take on new adult NHS patients within three months,
25 Oct 2024
McArthur responds to public letter by chief medical officers
Responding to the public letter signed by the chief medical officers for the four UK nations and published by the Department of Health and Social Care on Wednesday, as Kim Leadbeater's Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was introduced in the House o
25 Oct 2024