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Alex Cole-Hamilton presses Scottish Government on Sick Kids delay
Edinburgh Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton questioned the Cabinet Secretary for Health today at Parliament about when we can expect the move in to the new Sick Kids Hospital to be completed. Today, she told him that the revised date of the end of January is now set for March 23rd. The opening of th...
COVID has brought unique challenges for the disabled
I found it really chilling recently to see that a survey had found that many disabled people in Scotland were more worried about their mental health deteriorating than catching Covid-19. I attended an event at the Festival of Politics last week to hear about the effect of the pandemic on peo...
Why should we have to move?
“Why should we have to move everywhere and everything because of him?” That question is on the front of Change, Justice, Fairness, a Scottish Women’s Aid community research project into homelessness caused by domestic abuse in Fife.
West Lothian Students start petition to save degree
Students from West Lothian College have started a petition to save the only honours degree in the area. The degree has had its funding withdrawn by Edinburgh Napier University which ends a decade long partnership of running the course alongside the college.
Young people face mental health wait
Forty percent of children and young people referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Scotland are waiting over 18 weeks for treatment, according to new figures from Public Health Scotland. A shocking 14.6% had to wait over 36 weeks to start treatment, with 7.9% waiting over a yea...
The Liberal Democrats fight to give carers a voice
The Liberal Democrats are asking people across our community who care for relatives to get in touch and share their story – to mark national Carers Rights Day. Liberal Democrat party leader Ed Davey has said he wants the party wants to be a "strong voice" for the millions across the country - inc...
Livingston South Survey
The Coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on our lives, our economy and our communities in the last 4 months. It's made us all think about what's important. I want to find out how you are feeling and what changes you would like to see to local services. If you could take a few minutes to answer some questions about the issues most important to you - and pose me some of your own, I'd really appreciate it.
