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
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
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:
Family farm tax: government needs to take fingers out of its ears and listen to farmers
Responding to the Urgent Question on the Budget’s impact on farming communities and the government’s response, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
McArthur welcomes first oral evidence session on Assisted Dying bill
Speaking ahead of the Scottish Parliament’s Health committee holding its first oral evidence session on his Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, Liam McArthur MSP has urged parliamentarians to learn from the successful experience of c