Motion
Improving Access to Primary Care
S6M-12214.2 · Amendment · lodged by Gray, Neil
Lodged on
20 Feb 2024Heard / answered on
21 Feb 2024Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 21 Feb 2024
As an amendment to motion S6M-12214 in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton (Improving Access to Primary Care), leave out from "the Scottish Government’s" to end and insert "that, every day, public services continue to face the aftermath of the biggest shock faced since the establishment of the NHS – dealing with the combined impact of a pandemic, Brexit, which Scotland overwhelmingly rejected, and a cost of living crisis, amplified by catastrophic UK Government mismanagement; recognises that, in the face of over a decade of UK Government austerity, the Scottish Government’s draft Budget will invest over £2.1 billion in primary care to improve preventative care in the community; welcomes that the Scottish Government’s commitment to NHS staff has meant that Scotland is the only part of the UK not to lose any days to strikes; further welcomes an increase of 271 additional GPs in headcount terms since 2017, and a record expansion of GP speciality training, which will see over 1,200 GP trainees in Scotland in the next year; recognises the unique challenges that rural and island communities face and therefore welcomes the Scottish Government’s intention to publish a Remote and Rural Workforce Recruitment Strategy by the end of 2024; welcomes the expanded primary care multi-disciplinary team workforce, with over 4,700 staff working in these services, including physiotherapy, pharmacy and phlebotomy; notes the doubling of mental health spending in cash terms from £651 million in 2006-07 to £1.3 billion in 2021-22, and that, as a result of that investment, child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) staffing has more than doubled; highlights the investment of over £100 million in community-based mental health and wellbeing support for children, young people and adults since 2020; acknowledges that the Scottish Government has exceeded its commitment to fund over 800 additional mental health workers in numerous settings, including over 350 in GP practices; welcomes the ongoing £1 billion NHS Recovery Plan to increase capacity and deliver reform, and pays tribute to, and thanks, the entire health and care workforce for its unstinting efforts to provide services through a very challenging period."
Backed by
Supported by 2 additional MSPs
SNP 2
Lodged by
Gray, Neil
(Scottish National Party).
- Minto, Jenni (SNP)
- Todd, Maree (SNP)
Amendment division result
21 Feb 2024
Carried
Show MSPs
For
63Against
53Abstain
0Not voted
13In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 5 contributions reference this
-
The Deputy Presiding Officer
LD
Chamber
· 21 Feb 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 21 February 2024
I call the cabinet secretary, Neil Gray, to speak to and move amendment S6M-12214.2. 15:03
-
Neil Gray
SNP
Chamber
· 21 Feb 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 21 February 2024
I would be happy to consider that. The retention of people who go through training in Scotland is critically important, as is the continued attraction of people from other countries to work in our NH…
-
The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
Chamber
· 21 Feb 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 21 February 2024
There are nine questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, if amendment S6M-12214.2, in the name of Neil Gray, is agreed to, amendment S6M-12214.3, in the name of Sand…
-
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 21 Feb 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 21 February 2024
I remind members that, if amendment S6M-12214.2, in the name of Neil Gray, is agreed to, amendment S6M-12214.3, in the name of Sandesh Gulhane, will fall. We come to the vote on amendment S6M-12214.…
-
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 21 Feb 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 21 February 2024
The result of the division on amendment S6M-12214.2, in the name of Neil Gray, is: For 63, Against 53, Abstentions 0. Amendment agreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
-
S6M-12214Original motion19 Feb 2024 · Motion For Debate · Cole-Hamilton, AlexThat the Parliament notes the Scottish Government’s longstanding commitment to recruit an extra 800 GPs by 2027 and the views of bodies, including the Royal College of General Practitioners and Audit Scotland, that it is not on track to meet this target; regrets that there is still insufficient access to mental health practitioners working alongside...
-
S6M-12214.2Selected itemCarried 63/5320 Feb 2024 · Amendment · Gray, NeilAs an amendment to motion S6M-12214 in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton (Improving Access to Primary Care), leave out from "the Scottish Government’s" to end and insert "that, every day, public services continue to face the aftermath of the biggest shock faced since the establishment of the NHS – dealing with the combined impact of a pandemic, B...