Amendment · S6M-17869.2 · Session 6
Addressing Scotland’s Medical and Nursing Workforce Crisis
Amendment to S6M-17869 Addressing Scotland’s Medical and Nursing Workforce Crisis
The amendment
As an amendment to motion S6M-17869 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Addressing Scotland’s Medical and Nursing Workforce Crisis), leave out from “recognises” to end and insert “acknowledges the challenges facing the NHS and the critical contribution of its workforce; thanks the dedicated NHS staff for their hard work and professionalism in times of enormous pressure; notes with concern that too many people are waiting too long for treatment and welcomes, therefore, additional funding to reduce patient waits and deliver 150,000 extra appointments and procedures in 2025; acknowledges the challenges in primary care and community health settings, where too many people face difficulties making a GP appointment; recognises the calls for greater workforce planning to account for the changing landscape of delivering healthcare, building on historically high levels of staffing; notes the Scottish Government’s commitment to develop future workforce planning in response to the forthcoming population health and service renewal frameworks; believes that it is important that this work is informed by doctors working in the NHS through the Future Medical Workforce project, which will report on the planned dialogue, alongside an analysis of workforce demand and supply, by the end of 2025, while continuing with implementation of the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce over the course of the year, and regrets deeply the UK Labour administration's reckless decision to close the health and care worker visa to adult social care, which will lead to acute workforce challenges and the closure of services, and have a devastating impact on both those receiving care and staff providing care.”
Vote
1 division- 11 Jun 2025Carried65 for, 53 against
Other amendments
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No recorded vote
Supporters
2 MSPsSNP 2
Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.
In the Official Report
5 contributions mention S6M-17869.2-
11 Jun 2025Medical and Nursing Workforce
I call the cabinet secretary, Neil Gray, to speak to and move amendment S6M-17869.2. 15:00
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11 Jun 2025Medical and Nursing Workforce
A vast amount of work is under way, both from a workforce perspective and from a reform and renewal perspective. The population health framework and the health and social care service renewal framework, which will be published soon, will b…
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11 Jun 2025Decision Time
There are eight questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that if the amendment in the name of Neil Gray is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Sandesh Gulhane will fall. The first question is, that amendmen…
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11 Jun 2025Decision Time
I remind members that if the amendment in the name of Neil Gray is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Sandesh Gulhane will fall. We come to the vote on amendment S6M-17869.2, in the name of Neil Gray, which seeks to amend motion S6M-1…
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11 Jun 2025Decision Time
The result of the division on amendment S6M-17869.2, in the name of Neil Gray, is: For 65, Against 53, Abstentions 0. Amendment agreed to.