Cole-Hamilton responds to National Care Service report

Responding to the findings of the Scottish Parliament’s Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee that the National Care Service Bill could set “a dangerous precedent”, risks “undermining the role of Parliament” and “letting down” those it’s supposed to help, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:  

“The Scottish Government must withdraw this legislation immediately and recognise that they have got this wrong. It is nothing short of a ministerial power grab of social care.

“To address the systemic problems with social care, Scottish Liberal Democrats believe we need national standards and entitlements to drive up the quality of care and to reward staff with better pay and conditions.  

“This billion-pound bureaucracy is the last thing we need. The money must be moved instead to frontline services and staff who are firefighting on every shift.”