Michael Matheson: In February 2021, the Scottish Government published its infrastructure investment plan, which outlined the Government’s priorities until 2026. The timetable for the following five-year period is still to be determined, but I would expect the next plan to be published in late 2025 or early 2026.
Michael Matheson: NHS Scotland staff have access to good-quality training and professional development opportunities through clinical training and our Turas learning platform. All staff can expect support from their employer to help them to acquire new skills to meet the demands of their post. Our personal development planning and review policy is being refreshed as part of the once for Scotland policy...
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Neil Gray: ...in goods, the latest HM Revenue and Customs data shows that Scotland continues to outperform the UK when oil and gas are excluded. My recent visit to Japan and those of my predecessors such as Michael Matheson, Fiona Hyslop and John Swinney are great examples of our successful engagement overseas. Sumitomo’s proposed investment in Scotland can promote rapid expansion in the renewables...
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Michael Matheson: The outline business case for the Monklands replacement project estimates that construction will complete in 2031.
Finlay Carson: I thank the minister for that response, but it is hugely disappointing that, despite the commitment that Michael Matheson made in January this year to release details surrounding the delivery plan for STPR2, those have still not been forthcoming. That shows once again the utter contempt that this Scottish Government displays, particularly towards the people of the south-west of Scotland....
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Jackie Baillie: ..., in response to me, that not one has yet been recruited—and, by the way, the budget has been slashed. That is nothing short of a catastrophic dereliction of duty on the part of the Government. Michael Matheson, who I see has now joined us, and Maree Todd may be new in their roles but they have been in Government for a long time and they inherit the mess that was left to them by Humza...
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Michael Matheson: National health service boards are responsible for the commissioning and day-to-day management of their capital projects. Previous experience found that the nature and complexity of those projects meant that an additional layer of external assurance was needed to ensure that the specialist requirements of such healthcare facilities and their sites are fully addressed. That is why we created...
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Michael Matheson: Public Health Scotland regularly publishes data in relation to GP practices, including their contractual status. As of 1 April 2023, 57 out of 905 GP practices in Scotland were classed as 2C practices, with 2C status usually being understood to mean that those practices are run directly by an NHS board.
Michael Matheson: My officials engage regularly with NHS Lothian and with East Lothian health and social care partnership on a range of issues, and they last discussed Edington hospital in March 2023. The health and social care partnership has recently provided the Scottish Government with an update on its on-going review of community provision, which includes Edington hospital, and we have been informed that...
Michael Matheson: We are making good progress to increase the GP workforce. S ince 2017, GP head count has increased by 291 and a record 5,209 GPs are now working in Scotland. We have increased medical undergraduate intake by 448 places since 2015-16, and we will also be increasing the number of general practice specialty training posts by 35 in 2023, with further uplifts being considered for 2024 and beyond....
Michael Matheson: We are absolutely committed to the long-term sustainability of general practice. We continue to make good progress on increasing the general practitioner workforce. Since 2017, GP head count has increased by 291 and a record 5,209 GPs are now working in Scotland. We remain committed to the GP contract and the delivery of extended multidisciplinary teams, making it easier for patients to see...
Alison Johnstone: The next item of business is consideration of motion S6M-06897, on a financial resolution for the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill. I invite Michael Matheson to move the motion. Motion moved, That the Parliament, for the purposes of any Act of the Scottish Parliament resulting from the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill, agrees to any expenditure of a kind referred to...
Michael Matheson: I have begun direct negotiations with the junior doctors committee at BMA Scotland; those commenced on 20 April. Talks are progressing and we are scheduled to meet again on 11 May. I agreed with all parties that negotiations would be held in confidence and, as such, I cannot provide any further details at the moment. I will continue to do all that I can to avoid industrial action in the...
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Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government gathers or supports the gathering of data on health outcomes in a number of ways. We constantly strive to improve in that area, as is noted in our recently published data strategy for health and social care. We work closely with partners such as Public Health Scotland and wider stakeholders to continue to develop outcomes data, and we collect data directly through...
