1,951 people stuck in hospital
Responding to new Public Health Scotland figures which showed 1,951 were stuck in hospital in September due to their discharge being delayed
8 Nov 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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Cole-Hamilton: Untold pressure on critical care services
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that critical care services are facing ‘untold pressure’ under SNP mismanagement.
8 Nov 2024
NHS staff have raised staffing concerns more than 25,000 times since 2018
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that successive SNP Health Secretaries have failed staff and patients.
8 Nov 2024
Cole-Hamilton responds to Edinburgh Halloween disorder
Responding to reports that a police officer has been injured and more than a dozen buses damaged in Edinburgh as a result of violent attacks breaking out in the city.
8 Nov 2024
Cole-Hamilton: Next UK Conservative leader will not stand up for Scotland
Speaking ahead of the result of the UK Conservative Party leader.
8 Nov 2024
Cole-Hamilton: SNP have left A&E in permanent crisis
Responding to new figures showing only 63% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 20th October.
1 Nov 2024
Cole-Hamilton comments as thousands wait on social care support
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson and leader Alex Cole-Hamilton responds to today’s publication from Public Health Scotland.
1 Nov 2024
More than a quarter of kids have tooth decay
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today urged the SNP government to finally end the crisis in NHS dentistry after new figures revealed that more than a quarter of P1 pupils are suffering from tooth decay.
1 Nov 2024
Scot Lib Dems respond to UK budget
Responding to the UK budget, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton.
1 Nov 2024
Cole-Hamilton: Greens have wasted £30m on care centralisation
Responding to reports that the Scottish Greens will debate dropping support for the Scottish Government’s care centralisation at their forthcoming conference.
24 Oct 2024
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.
22 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.
18 Oct 2024
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