Cole-Hamilton responds to Auditor General NHS Report
Responding to the Auditor General’s embargoed report which finds the Scottish Government has no clear plan to address the operational pressures on the NHS or reform services.
3 Dec 2024
Alex Cole-Hamilton
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Western
Alex is the constituency MSP for Edinburgh Western, and Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. He was first elected in 2016, and re-elected in 2021.
Before Parliament, Alex worked in the childrens voluntary sector, including being Director of Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights) and worked on the campaign to raise the age of leaving care in Scotland to 21.
Since being elected Alex led the successful campaign to save HIV Scotland from planned funding cuts, forced the Government to abandon their plans to abolish jury trials during the Covid pandemic and has spoken up for bus services, dentist and GP provision, and protecting greenbelt land in west Edinburgh.
He has prioritised campaigning on children's mental health, first aid awareness, long covid and supporting Ukrainian refugees. He was sanctioned by the Kremlin in August 2022 following his public criticism of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and for his efforts to highlight Russian influence in Scotland.
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Key mental health targets breached for 168,000 people
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton today marked ten years since Scotland’s mental health waiting targets were introduced by revealing that they have been breached for at least 168,128 people on the SNP Government’s watch.
29 Nov 2024
New health survey reveals concerns around mental health support
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that Scotland needs world-class mental health services after a new survey revealed people who received treatment or advice for a mental health reason rated their experience worse.
28 Nov 2024
Cole-Hamilton responds to ‘damning’ IFS briefing on NHS
Responding to a new briefing from the IFS that Scotland’s NHS recovery is lagging behind that of England, with waits at A&E and for cancer treatment, diagnostic tests and elective treatment all rising.
28 Nov 2024
Cole-Hamilton: Thousands waiting for care at home need support now
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has called on the Scottish Government to get to grips with the crisis in social care.
28 Nov 2024
NHS waiting list is still more than 860,000 long
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today called on the Health Secretary to rewrite the failed NHS Recovery Plan as statistics revealed that 863,535 people were stuck on an NHS waiting list.
28 Nov 2024
Cole-Hamilton: SNP's never-ending A&E crisis is failing staff
Responding to new figures showing only 63.5% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 17th November.
28 Nov 2024
Cole-Hamilton attacks national insurance impact on GPs and care providers
Speaking in the debate on the impact of National Insurance increases on public services.
25 Nov 2024
Cole-Hamilton comments on Audit Scotland report
Responding to the embargoed report by Audit Scotland that the Scottish Government’s reliance on ‘short-term decisions’ will mean ‘public services will come under further threat.'
25 Nov 2024
Health survey reveals impact of Long Covid on Scots
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today said the SNP’s response to Long Covid has been ‘almost non-existent’ despite sufferers telling a government health survey about the toll it was taking on their lives.
25 Nov 2024
Cole-Hamilton responds as doctors, dentists and more reach out to Scottish Government
Responding to the embargoed letter sent by BDA Scotland, BMA Scotland, Community Pharmacy Scotland and Optometry Scotland to Finance Secretary Shona Robison.
20 Nov 2024
Cole-Hamilton: 17 years of SNP mismanagement taking its toll on the NHS
Responding to new figures showing only 64% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 10th November, while 2,901 people waited over 8 hours and 1,184 waited over 12 hours.
20 Nov 2024
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