Responding to Public Health Scotland figures published today which show that the number of planned operations was lower than pre-pandemic levels, with 19.2% fewer operations planned in December 2023 than were planned in December 2019, Scottish Liberal Dem
Responding to new figures showing that just 65.6% of attendees at A&E were seen within 4 hours and 15,107 attendees waited more than 8 hours in December 2023, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton criticised a lack of
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today urged the Scottish Government to rein in the use of remand for under 18s as he revealed that hundreds of teenagers have been retained in custody without being convicted over the pa
Commenting on the embargoed IFS analysis showing that health and local government are receiving less money than official Scottish Government budget documentation states, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today urged ministers to take action to cut deaths in custody after a new report found almost 250 deaths in just a single year.
Scottish Liberal Democrats have warned that the mortgage crisis is causing a “mental health ticking time bomb,” after figures showed that almost 180,000 Scots’ mental health has been negatively affected by not being able to afford their rent or mortgage.