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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Number of Scots waiting on social care highest since 2023

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today urged the SNP government to do much more to tackle the social care crisis as new figures revealed that the number of people waiting on social care assessments and care at home packages is the h

30 Sep 2025
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Alex Cole-Hamilton

Cole-Hamilton: Cancer patients deserve better

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that "cancer patients deserve better" as new figures reveal that waiting times under the SNP Government are still among the worst on record.

30 Sep 2025
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Alex Cole-Hamilton

Cole-Hamilton: Long waits at A&E the SNP's new normal

Responding to new figures showing only 63.4% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 21st September, while 3,502 people waited over 8 hours and 1,462 waited over 12 hours, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

30 Sep 2025
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Willie Rennie

Rennie comments on new bullying figures

Responding to new figures uncovered by the Herald newspaper that show there have been more than 64,000 bullying incidents in Scottish schools over the past five years, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:

29 Sep 2025
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Jamie Greene MSP

Greene reveals gobsmacking SNP failures on housing

Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Jamie Greene MSP has today revealed that the Scottish Government have repeatedly failed to spend their budget for building new homes, despite homelessness reaching record levels and dramatic falls in the numb

28 Sep 2025
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Alex Cole-Hamilton

Cole-Hamilton: Delayed NHS app is another SNP saga

Responding to the news that the Scottish Government’s much-delayed NHS and social care app will be launched next year, three years after it was initially due to be launched, with a full rollout not due until 2030, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Col

26 Sep 2025
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