S4M-04161: Patient Care

The motion

That the Parliament believes that the Scottish Government’s budget decisions are impacting negatively on patient care; notes with concern that the number of nurses and midwives is at its lowest since 2005, an assessment that is shared by the Royal College of Nursing; further notes with concern warnings from unions that cutbacks in the Scottish Ambulance Service are leading to ambulance staff attending emergency calls on their own and shifts not being covered; notes reports of patients going without basic provisions, such as blankets, and inspections that reveal significant failures in patient care; praises the hard work of NHS staff across Scotland, and calls on the newly-appointed Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing to support the efforts of NHS staff by making a clear commitment to prioritise patient care ahead of the campaign to separate Scotland from the rest of the UK.

What MSPs voted on: the motion as amended

Labour’s motion was rewritten by an SNP amendment (S4M-04161.1) before this vote. A vote ‘for’ was a vote for the SNP’s wording.

That the Parliament

139 words removed by S4M-04161.1

believes that the Scottish Government’s budget decisions are impacting negatively on patient care; notes with concern that the number of nurses and midwives is at its lowest since 2005, an assessment that is shared by the Royal College of Nursing; further notes with concern warnings from unions that cutbacks in the Scottish Ambulance Service are leading to ambulance staff attending emergency calls on their own and shifts not being covered; notes reports of patients going without basic provisions, such as blankets, and inspections that reveal significant failures in patient care; praises the hard work of NHS staff across Scotland, and calls on the newly-appointed Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing to support the efforts of NHS staff by making a clear commitment to prioritise patient care ahead of the campaign to separate Scotland from the rest of the UK.

S4M-04161.1 SNP shares the Scottish Government’s commitment to the NHS; recognises the benefits of the health budget being protected; commends NHS staff for their dedication and hard work, which has provided patients and families with high quality care, including the lowest waiting times on record, lowest infection rates and substantial improvements in patient safety; further recognises that the NHS workforce in Scotland has grown since 2006, including an increase in emergency services staff; notes the value of the inspection system brought in by the Scottish Government that both highlights high quality patient care and identifies where there are problems to be addressed, and welcomes the new Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing’s continued fundamental support for the efforts of NHS staff, including nurses, doctors and allied health professionals, and the Scottish Government’s clear and unbroken commitment to safe, sustainable and person-centred patient care.

Final wording as read into the Official Report at Decision Time. The marked changes are worked out by this site from the amendment texts and match that wording.

Amendments

S4M-04161.1 SNP Michael Matheson Agreed vote, 64–55

Signatures by party

1 MSP besides the lodger · 0 from other parties

Lab 1

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Vote

1 division

19 Sep 2012
Patient Care
S4M-04161as amended by SNP
Carried
63 for, 55 against, 1 abstained

Amendments

1

S4M-04161.1

Patient Care
Michael Matheson SNP Lodged 18 Sep 2012

Carried
64 for, 55 against

Supporters

1 MSP

Lab 1

Show all 1 supporter by party

Lab 1

Sarah Boyack

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

In the Official Report

3 contributions mention S4M-04161

19 Sep 2012

Patient Care
John Scott Con Meeting of the Parliament

The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-04161, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on patient care.I remind members who wish to speak in the debate to line up their microphones, because they are directional microphones.15:52
19 Sep 2012

Decision Time
Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

The next question is, that amendment S4M-04161.1, in the name of Michael Matheson, which seeks to amend motion S4M-04161, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on patient care, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.
19 Sep 2012

Decision Time
Tricia Marwick Meeting of the Parliament

The next question is, that motion S4M-04161, in the name of Jackie Baillie, as amended, on patient care, be agreed to. Are we agreed?Members: No.