Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 30 October 2025 [Draft]
30 Oct 2025 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
General Question Time
NHS Boards (Winter Resilience)
NHS Grampian will be nearly £50 million over budget by the end of the financial year, and the Scottish Government has said that it will be allowed to go only £45 million over. KPMG has said that increases in staffing levels do not align with a decrease in the total number of beds. As we head into winter, there will be increased pressures on Aberdeen royal infirmary at a time when services are already stretched. NHS Grampian still has the lowest bed base in Scotland per head of population, and ambulance stacking is a major issue.
There are no beds and no money. Does the cabinet secretary have any solution for my constituents and NHS Grampian as we enter winter?
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2. Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con)
Con
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with national health service boards regarding their winter resilience plans. (S6O-05075)
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Neil Gray)
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Alexander Burnett
Con
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Neil Gray
SNP
I had a productive meeting with the chair and the chief executive of NHS Grampian a couple of weeks ago, as well as visiting ARI’s emergency department and o...
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Neil Gray
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