Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 02 March 2016
02 Mar 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Health
Just a minute.
Our recently launched national clinical strategy shows how we can adapt our services to meet those challenges and ensure that we get the best possible value for patients from the resource that is invested in the NHS. This ambitious strategy, which is really a blueprint for the next 10 to 15 years, describes the rationale for patient-centred and stronger whole-system integrated primary, social and secondary care delivery across Scotland, delivered by locally responsive and increasingly multidisciplinary teams. In primary and community care, we will now move forward to build capacity and provide a broader-based mix of professionals in our GP practices and health centres.
In the same item of business
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Elaine Smith)
Lab
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. 14:40
Jenny Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
I recognise and thank national health service staff up and down this country for the tireless and professional job that they do in caring for our sick and vu...
Jackson Carlaw (West Scotland) (Con)
Con
I am bewildered. The Scottish Government’s announcement today on council tax reform is exactly the proposal that the Scottish Conservatives made last month w...
Jenny Marra
Lab
I thank Jackson Carlaw for his intervention, but I was more implying his disagreement with our proposal for the extra 1p on income tax. Labour, the Liberals...
John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)
SNP
The member talks about hospitals and local services. Do we need to have a shift in health spending towards a more preventative approach, including in GP serv...
Jenny Marra
Lab
We have had a debate in the chamber before about a shift to a preventative service, but the crux of the issue is about services being delivered locally and t...
The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport (Shona Robison)
SNP
I am very happy to take part in the debate, which provides a timely opportunity to acknowledge the commitment and dedication of health and social care staff ...
Alex Rowley (Cowdenbeath) (Lab)
Lab
Practices in Lochgelly, Rosyth and Benarty in my constituency are unable to recruit general practitioners. The same is true in Glenrothes, Leven, Methil and ...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
Lab
I can give you back time for interventions.
Shona Robison
SNP
Of course, that is why we are investing the additional £85 million over the next three years. We want to ensure that we help primary care to develop and over...
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
Will the cabinet secretary give way?
Shona Robison
SNP
Let me make some progress. This Government will continue to work with the professions to support staff across the NHS in adopting improved clinical practice...
Neil Bibby
Lab
Will the cabinet secretary give way?
Shona Robison
SNP
Just a minute. Our recently launched national clinical strategy shows how we can adapt our services to meet those challenges and ensure that we get the best...
Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab)
Lab
Will the cabinet secretary give way?
Shona Robison
SNP
I will give way in a minute. For hospital care, we have achieved much in recent years in streamlining patient journeys within hospitals, but more needs to b...
Neil Bibby
Lab
The cabinet secretary has talked about resources and protecting the NHS budget. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has said that it needs to find more than £1 mil...
Shona Robison
SNP
Along with every other board, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s budget has increased to an unprecedented level. However, along with every other board, it has a...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
Lab
Order, please.
Shona Robison
SNP
—all of which have been invested back in front-line services. We will continue to invest unprecedented levels of resources in the health service, and we expe...
Neil Findlay
Lab
Will the cabinet secretary take an intervention?
Shona Robison
SNP
No, I will not just now. I have taken two interventions. Members: Ooh!
Neil Findlay
Lab
There is plenty time.
The Deputy Presiding Officer
Lab
Order, please.
Shona Robison
SNP
We commissioned independent scrutiny of the options. That process was established, and it has been used three times since we came to power. It is still avail...
Neil Findlay
Lab
The cabinet secretary referred to the previous cabinet secretary, who took decisions to stop closures. The cabinet secretary could take a decision now to sto...
Shona Robison
SNP
Let us be clear. There are no proposals for closure of any of the services that are mentioned in the motion. None of those has come to me, and nor has their ...
Neil Bibby
Lab
Did the cabinet secretary intervene?
The Deputy Presiding Officer
Lab
Order, please.
Shona Robison
SNP
None of the closures has been approved—none at all. That is, of course, unlike the record of the previous Administration. Members will understand why we fee...