Cole-Hamilton: A&E in crisis as winter looms
Responding to new figures showing only 62.3% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in October, while 3,518 people waited over 8 hours and 1,634 waited over 12 hours,
25 Oct 2024
Councillor Caroline Courtney and Joshua Hanley are part of the Liberal Democrat team for Tuffley.
Caroline, who lives on Stroud Road near to St Barnabas Church, was first elected to the city council in May 2021. She is the cabinet member for culture and leisure.
Joshua Hanley grew up in Tuffley, went to local schools and is now raising his family here.
He is a sports coach and has helped run local football teams.
If you have any issues you would like Caroline or Joshua to take up on your behalf you can get in touch with them by email at tuffleyliberaldemocrats@gmail.com
You can also follow Caroline on Facebook at fb.me/Caroline4Tuffley/
Jardine Introduces Bill to Improve Support for Bereaved Children
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has introduced legislation calling for improved mechanisms of support for children who suffer a bereavement.
25 Oct 2024
McArthur responds to First Minister "wrestling" with assisted dying
Responding to comments from John Swinney today in which the First Minister said he is still “wrestling” with whether he believes in assisted dying, Liam McArthur MSP said: “The current law on assisted dying is failing too many terminally ill Scots, often
25 Oct 2024
Only 7 days when CalMac sailings ran to timetable in 15 months
Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today said that the SNP have let down islanders for too long after new research by his party found that there were only 7 days when CalMac sailings ran to their scheduled timetable in 15
25 Oct 2024
Cole-Hamilton reveals dozens of dentists retiring early in NHS exodus
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today revealed that Scotland is losing dozens of dentists every year to early retirement despite dentist shortages across the country.
25 Oct 2024
McArthur responds to dental deserts in Orkney and elsewhere
Responding to a BBC investigation which revealed that six Scottish council areas (Argyll & Bute, Dumfries & Galloway, Inverclyde, Orkney, Perth and Kinross and Shetland) have no dental practices able to take on new adult NHS patients within three months,
25 Oct 2024