As an amendment to motion S5M-01554 in the name of Donald Cameron (NHS Scotland Staffing Crisis), after "short-staffing;" insert "notes the 2,500 nursing and midwifery vacancies, including more than 300 mental health nurse vacancies, and the recent RCN survey, which recorded 9 out of 10 nurses reporting that their workload has got worse; further notes the 1 in 4 GP practices reporting a vacancy and the call by the RCGP for an additional 830 GPs; condemns cuts to local services, which are placing even greater pressure on NHS staff; further".
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, September 19, 2016
Supported by: Maurice Golden, Ross Thomson
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Result 62 for, 54 against, 6 abstained, 6 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Supported by: Aileen Campbell
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Result 62 for, 55 against, 6 abstained, 5 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Submitted by: Alison Johnstone, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, September 20, 2016