Responding to Public Health Scotland figures published today which show that the number of planned operations is still falling short of pre-pandemic levels, with 15.2% fewer operations planned between October 2023 to September 2024 than were planned in th
Responding to new figures showing only 63.4% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 27th October, while 3,487 people waited over 8 hours and 1,629 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson A
Speaking ahead of the Scottish Parliament’s Health committee holding its first oral evidence session on his Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, Liam McArthur MSP has urged parliamentarians to learn from the successful experience of c
Speaking ahead of the Scottish Parliament voting on the SNP government’s plans to scrap their climate targets, after years of failing to meet them and the UK Climate Change Committee describing them as ‘no longer credible’, Scottish Liberal Democrat clima
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today led an Urgent Question in the House of Commons on the implications of last week’s Budget for farming communities. During the Urgent Question Mr Carmichael highlighted past undertakings by the DEFRA Se
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that successive SNP Health Secretaries have failed staff and patients as he revealed research by his party which shows that Scottish NHS workers logged concerns
It is understandable that the news this week of patients being deregistered from Lerwick Dental Practice was met with shock and anger in the community.
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur today urged the First Minister to consider supporting a more localised approach to smart meter installation in island communities such as Orkney.
Susan Murray thanks the local residents of her council ward for their support that she has been given as their councillor as she will lose representing part of it when she soon steps down from her position as a councillor.
Today marks International Women's Day—a moment to honour women's achievements, acknowledge their invaluable contributions, and reflect on the journey towards gender equality that still lies ahead.
Reflecting on the year’s International Women’s Day theme of “invest in women”, I am sadly reminded of how much further we still need to go.
Liberal Democrats will continue to stand up for international law and for a lasting peace.
