Hansard

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Trish Godman): Lab

The final item of business is a members' business debate on motion S2M-4525, in the name of Jean Turner, on national bed assessment. The debate will be concl...

Motion debated,

That the Parliament notes that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde now has responsibility for a population of approximately one million; considers, therefore, that...

Dr Jean Turner (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Ind): Ind

I thank everybody who has managed to stay in the chamber for the debate. As I have found when trying to get here for debates, there can be great pressure on ...

The Deputy Presiding Officer: Lab

Excuse me, Dr Turner. I am sorry, but I can hear members' conversation.

Dr Turner: Ind

The Southern general hospital, in Govan, will be the only accident and emergency/trauma and general hospital on the south side of Glasgow until Hairmyres hos...

Bill Aitken (Glasgow) (Con): Con

I am grateful to Dr Turner for raising this issue in the Parliament. She has made a lot of good points. One advantage that the Parliament has is that the deb...

Ms Rosemary Byrne (South of Scotland) (Sol): Sol

I thank Jean Turner for bringing the debate to the chamber today. It gives us a welcome opportunity to discuss a lot of health issues that affect communities...

John Swinburne (Central Scotland) (SSCUP): SSCUP

I thank Jean Turner for bringing the matter to the Parliament today. I will read out an e-mail that I recently received, because it is relevant to the debate...

Fiona Hyslop (Lothians) (SNP): SNP

Obviously, Sandra White would have liked to be here to speak about NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, but I will address the wider issues that are identified in ...

Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP): SSP

I thank Jean Turner for securing this debate. As she knows, I have consistently supported the call for a national bed assessment. Indeed, the case of NHS Lan...

The Deputy Presiding Officer: Lab

You should be finishing now.

Carolyn Leckie: SSP

Our hospitals are not kitted out to cater for the needs of disabled patients; again, I have recent relevant experience of that. There is not enough investmen...

Eleanor Scott (Highlands and Islands) (Green): Green

I congratulate Jean Turner on securing a debate on such an important subject. Although the motion refers to the situation in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyd...

The Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care (Lewis Macdonald): Lab

I congratulate Jean Turner on securing the debate.As has been said, Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board faces some major health and health care challenges th...

Dr Turner: Ind

Does the minister agree that 80 to 85 per cent of hospital treatment has always been out-patient treatment? Most hospital work is done in out-patient departm...

Lewis Macdonald: Lab

I agree that that has always been the aspiration. The difference is in the way in which health services are designed and delivered. Henceforth, far more pati...

Meeting closed at 17:51.