Absence of Suitable Hospice and Respite Facilities for Young Disabled Adults

The motion

That the Parliament is concerned at the absence of suitable hospice and respite facilities for young disabled adults in Dumbarton and across Scotland; understands that the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS), 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 by children; notes that this upper age limit will come into force in approximately three years' time; believes that, with life expectancy for conditions such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy increasing, the need for age-appropriate hospice and respite facilities for young disabled adults will only grow with time; notes the calls of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign and the What About Us? campaign group for new proposals to be brought forward as a matter of urgency, and further notes calls for an urgent government review of the issue, bringing together NHS boards, local authorities, hospice providers and young people.

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 15 SNP 3 Con 1 LD 1

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

1. 8 Oct 2014
   Hospice and Respite Facilities for Young Disabled Adults

   Elaine Smith Lab Meeting of the Parliament

   The final item of business today is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-10901, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on the absence of suitable hospice and respite facilities for young disabled adults. The debate will be concluded without an…