Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Good afternoon. The first item of business this afternoon is portfolio questions, on health, wellbeing and sport. So that we can get as many members in as possible, I would appreciate short and...
1. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in filling consultant vacancies at Aberdeen royal infirmary in the last 12 months. (S4O-05595)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what average number and percentage of hospital beds was unavailable to new patients in 2015, and how this compared with the average number of bed-occupied days...
3. To ask the Scottish Government what training is available for health professionals to provide healthcare to people on the autistic spectrum. (S4O-05597)
4. To ask the Scottish Government when ministers last met representatives of the Dundee integration joint board. (S4O-05598)
5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to alleviate pressure on the Queen Elizabeth university hospital. (S4O-05599)
6. To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to reduce waiting times in NHS Ayrshire and Arran. (S4O-05600)
7. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to community health services in the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency. (S4O-05601)
8. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recent child and adolescent mental health waiting time statistics showing that around half of patients in NHS Grampian waited over 18...
9. To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that front-line patient and carer support from alternative care providers can be maintained, in the light of the reduction in local authority...
10. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there is a satisfactory level of support for older people in north Angus with dementia. (S4O-05604)
11. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what matters were discussed. (S4O-05605)
12. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in tackling delayed discharge in the NHS Grampian area. (S4O-05606)
13. To ask the Scottish Government how it seeks to identify and acknowledge outstanding practice and contribution in the NHS. (S4O-05607)
14. To ask the Scottish Government whether the new East Lothian community hospital will be fully operational by 2019 and provide at least all of the services that are currently delivered at...
15. To ask the Scottish Government what progress NHS boards have made in recruiting extra specialist nurses and whether the resources allocated for that purpose have been fully spent. (S4O-05609)
16. To ask the Scottish Government what progress there has been on the review of neonatal and maternity services. (S4O-05610)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-15766, in the name of Jenny Marra, on health. I call Jenny Marra to speak to and move the motion.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-15773, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved,...
The next item of business is consideration of seven Parliamentary Bureau motions. Motions moved, That the Parliament agrees that the Air Quality (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 [draft] be...
There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S4M-15766.1, in the name of Shona Robison, which seeks to amend motion S4M-15766,...
The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-15422, in the name of Fiona McLeod, on Fairtrade fortnight. The debate will be concluded without any question being...
The Scottish Parliament is the national legislature of Scotland, located in Edinburgh. The Parliament consists of 129 members known as MSPs, elected for four-year terms; 73 represent individual geographical constituencies, and 56 are regional representatives.