140% increase in paramedic staff time lost to mental health
The number of hours paramedic staff lost to mental ill health in the North has risen by over 140% since 2019, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have revealed.
All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
The number of hours paramedic staff lost to mental ill health in the North has risen by over 140% since 2019, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have revealed.
UK Government urged to require energy suppliers provide full compensation to people if they requested a replacement meter before the RTS shutdown but failed to receive one.
Figures reveal ambulances waiting times outside hospitals across NHS Highland have risen significantly over the last few years promoting calls on the Scottish Government to take further action to free up space and capacity in hospitals.
The Highland Council should halt the motorhome pass scheme and instead engage with local businesses to ensure campsites and caravan parks have a level playing field for which to compete, an MSP hopeful has said.
Angus MacDonald MP shares his experience of travelling across Europe to deliver ambulances and medical supplies to the people of Ukraine.
The Scottish and UK Government is being urged to “listen carefully” to the plight of farmers after official figures reveal average farm income fell last year by 51% to £35,500, the lowest level since 2019-2020.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today warned that malicious calls to the Scottish Ambulance Service are “reckless and life-threatening”, as he revealed there have been 11,774 of these calls over the past
Speaking ahead of SNP conference, Scottish Liberal Democrat election campaign chair Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
Liam McArthur has today thanked MSPs for their constructive contributions and urged them to back his Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults bill as the legislation completed a fourth and final day of parliamentary scrutiny.
Responding to the Educational Institute of Scotland calling off strike action, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today backed Liberal Democrat proposals for a price cap for those who rely on heating oil, as rural households face a sudden and severe rise in energy bills following the war in Iran.
Liam McArthur MSP has today welcomed the addition of further safeguards to his Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults bill.
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