Lib Dems WIN funding for new Edinburgh Eye Hospital
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have secured funding for a replacement Eye Hospital in Edinburgh after Budget negotiations with the Scottish Government.
Due to Labour's abstention, the SNP budget would've passed without such a commitment. The Scottish Liberal Democrats have taken the replacement building out of the NHS project deep freeze and £5 will be million committed in this coming financial year to finalise the business case for a new elective centre for NHS Lothian.
Party leader and Edinburgh Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton said
"This budget contains a wide range of Liberal Democrat priorities backed by millions of pounds worth of government investment; that’s why we will be voting for it.
“Scottish Liberal Democrats have secured more money for drugs and neonatal withdrawal services, for local healthcare, for family carers, for replacements to Edinburgh’s Eye Pavilion and the Belford Hospital in Fort William. Hospices, colleges, farmers, the hospitality sector, Long Covid sufferers, the young people attending Corseford College and so many more: they will all benefit from the improvements Liberal Democrats have made to this budget.
“We are using this budget to unpick years of damage wrought by the SNP. By backing the Liberal Democrats, you get strong local champions who will deliver on the issues that matter most.”