Scottish National Party MSP for Moray
Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
Also represented North East Scotland
I have enjoyed this debate. There was quite a lot of consensus on the importance of innovation to the future of health and social care services in Scotland. I paid particular attention to what we heard from the Conservative Party, because we are sympathetic to its amendment, in that we believe that we have to go further and faster and that there is a lot to learn from other Administrations...
I do not recognise the picture that the member paints. Of course there are challenges and more barriers to be broken down. We have to be faster and go further, as many other countries are doing. However, an independent report that was published in September 2024 made exactly the same points about NHS England, so the situation is not unique to Scotland. The pace of innovation is...
That is what ANIA is about—in his opening remarks, the cabinet secretary mentioned that initiative to accelerate innovation in the NHS. It is also why we are developing an innovation strategy that will involve introducing innovations to public services and the public sector. Last night, I spoke to 200 members of Technology Scotland who were gathered in the Parliament’s garden...
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