Meeting of the Parliament 11 February 2026 [Draft]
—and a fully compliant water safety system this January.
There is more detail that I will put on the record in my closing remarks on the debate.
As I said at the outset of my speech, we must ensure that the patients, families and staff who are at the heart of the issues that we are discussing get the truth that they deserve through Lord Brodie’s inquiry. For those reasons, I ask members to support the Government’s amendment.
I move, as an amendment to motion S6M-20731, to leave out from “is concerned” to end and insert:
“agrees that whistleblowers in Scotland’s NHS must be protected and supported; notes that NHS Assure was the body created in 2021 to improve risk management and safety in Scotland’s NHS estate; further notes that both Healthcare Improvement Scotland and independent experts have commented on the procedures now in place to ensure the safety of hospital for patients and staff; welcomes the creation of a Safety and Public Confidence Oversight Group, which will look at specific issues, including in relation to the built environment and validation; further welcomes that this group will be co-chaired by Sir Lewis Ritchie to provide additional scrutiny; agrees that Parliament must be kept updated of this group’s work, and further agrees that the chair of the independent inquiry must be given the time and space to come to his conclusions without political interference.”
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