New Report on Hospice and Respite Care for Young Disabled Adults

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign’s report on hospice and respite care for young disabled adults in Scotland, Give Us a Break; is concerned at the absence of suitable hospice and respite facilities for this age group; understands that the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland, which currently provides services to approximately 100 young adults, has been forced to impose an upper age limit on its facilities due to increased demand on its service capacity from children; notes that this upper age limit will come into force in approximately three years’ time; praises the work of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign and the What About Us? campaign group in raising awareness of this issue, and joins their calls for the Scottish Government, local authorities and NHS boards to come together to address this lack of provision as a matter of urgency.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Lab 8 LD 2 SNP 1 Con 1

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

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-10437 by reference.