Motion
Redesigning Primary Care for Scotland's Communities
S4M-15172 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Robison, Shona
Lodged on
14 Dec 2015Heard / answered on
15 Dec 2015Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 15 Dec 2015
That the Parliament commends the good work of the dedicated health and care professionals who embody the community health services; agrees that effective frontline community healthcare is vital to helping people enjoy life at home, or in a homely setting, for as long as possible; recognises the challenges being faced in the recruitment and retention of GPs; supports the current work to agree a new GP contract for Scotland from 2017, which will see bureaucracy reduced for GPs to give them more time with their patients, presenting the opportunity to go even further to tackle health inequalities in communities; welcomes Sir Lewis Ritchie’s review of out-of-hours primary care and the Scottish Government’s commitment to work with partners to implement his findings; further welcomes the planned increase in GP training places and support for return to practice schemes to aid retention and recruitment in general practice, and endorses the aims of the £60 million Primary Care Fund to test new models of care, support the primary care workforce and enhance patient access.
Backed by
Supported by 2 additional MSPs
SNP 2
Lodged by
Robison, Shona
(Scottish National Party).
- Hepburn, Jamie (SNP)
- Watt, Maureen (SNP)
Final vote on motion (no amendments carried)
15 Dec 2015
Carried
Show MSPs
For
104Against
5Abstain
0Not voted
18Amendments were lodged but none were carried; the motion was decided as originally lodged.
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Possible final motion text as originally lodged
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That the Parliament commends the good work of the dedicated health and care professionals who embody the community health services; agrees that effective frontline community healthcare is vital to helping people enjoy life at home, or in a homely setting, for as long as possible; recognises the challenges being faced in the recruitment and retention of GPs; supports the current work to agree a new GP contract for Scotland from 2017, which will see bureaucracy reduced for GPs to give them more time with their patients, presenting the opportunity to go even further to tackle health inequalities in communities; welcomes Sir Lewis Ritchie’s review of out-of-hours primary care and the Scottish Government’s commitment to work with partners to implement his findings; further welcomes the planned increase in GP training places and support for return to practice schemes to aid retention and recruitment in general practice, and endorses the aims of the £60 million Primary Care Fund to test new models of care, support the primary care workforce and enhance patient access.
In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 4 contributions reference this
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The Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick)
NPA
Chamber
· 15 Dec 2015 · Meeting of the Parliament 15 December 2015
The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-15172, in the name of Shona Robison, on redesigning primary care for Scotland’s communities. 14:33
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The Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick)
NPA
Chamber
· 15 Dec 2015 · Meeting of the Parliament 15 December 2015
There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S4M-15172.2, in the name of Richard Simpson, which seeks to amend motion S4M-15172, in the…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 15 Dec 2015 · Meeting of the Parliament 15 December 2015
The second question is, that amendment S4M-15172.1, in the name of Jim Hume, which seeks to amend motion S4M-15172, in the name of Shona Robison, on redesigning primary care for Scotland’s communitie…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 15 Dec 2015 · Meeting of the Parliament 15 December 2015
The final question is, that motion S4M-15172, in the name of Shona Robison, on redesigning primary care for Scotland’s communities, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S4M-15172Selected itemCarried 104/514 Dec 2015 · Motion For Debate · Robison, ShonaThat the Parliament commends the good work of the dedicated health and care professionals who embody the community health services; agrees that effective frontline community healthcare is vital to helping people enjoy life at home, or in a homely setting, for as long as possible; recognises the challenges being faced in the recruitment and retention of GP...
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S4M-15172.1Linked amendment/itemDefeated 36/7314 Dec 2015 · Amendment · Hume, JimAs an amendment to motion S4M-15172 in the name of Shona Robison (Redesigning Primary Care for Scotland’s Communities), leave out from “supports the current work” to end and insert “considers that there is a GP crisis, caused in part by the failure of the Scottish Government to invest in primary care; notes that real-terms spending on GP services has fall...
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S4M-15172.2Linked amendment/itemDefeated 46/6314 Dec 2015 · Amendment · Simpson, Dr RichardAs an amendment to motion S4M-15172 in the name of Shona Robison (Redesigning Primary Care for Scotland's Communities), insert at end "; notes however that, while there has been some shift in the balance of care from secondary to primary services, there has been a reduction in the primary care share of the overall health budget despite an increase in popu...