Meeting of the Parliament 18 February 2015
I look forward to the open debate and, although I do not think that this will happen, I hope that it will be conducted in a constructive manner. I am pleased to move the amendment in Jackson Carlaw’s name and, having studied the Government’s amendment, I can say that we will support that, too, assuming that it is carried at decision time.
I move amendment S4M-12325.2, to leave out from “regrets” to end and insert:
“accepts that these challenges make detailed scrutiny of the NHS in Scotland essential; notes the importance of rigorously produced and publicly available data to the process of that scrutiny; acknowledges the representations from the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing supporting further consideration of the long-term sustainability of NHS Scotland; considers it necessary to ensure effective planning of primary and social care in order to remove pressure from hospital emergency departments, and regrets attempts to misuse the debate on the future of the NHS for political ends, whether by the use of rhetoric such as ‘weaponising’ or through the claims made surrounding this valued and important institution toward the end of last year’s referendum campaign.”
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