Nearly 2,000 people stuck in hospital

Responding to new Public Health Scotland figures showing 1,925 people were stuck in hospital at the March census due to their discharge being delayed, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

McArthur: Almost 1000 fewer officers available today than when Police Scotland was formed

Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today said that the Scottish Government need to be wary of workforce pressures that are hitting the police as new figures confirmed that there remain around 1,000 fewer officers today th

Operations lost since the pandemic tops half a million

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has said that only a change of government will fix the crisis in our NHS after new analysis by his party found that more than 500,000 operations have been lost since the pandemic first began.

Almost 1,200 sewage spills in Scottish hospitals

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has called on the Scottish Government to invest in fixing Scotland’s healthcare facilities as he revealed that almost 1,200 sewage spills took place in hospitals in the past five years.

Increase of 22% in month-long waits for GP appointments unacceptable - say Medway Liberal Democrats

David Chadwick Challenges MPs on social media harm to children

Liberal Democrats will push for a key change in children’s online safety laws in the House of Commons on Wednesday [7th May]. The party has called on MPs across the political spectrum to back their amendment which would stop social media giants from harve