As an amendment to motion S6M-01302 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Taking Action on the NHS and Ambulance Crisis), leave out from “regrets” to end and insert “recognises that excessively long waits for an ambulance can lead to worse outcomes for patients, and that the Scottish Government and Scottish Ambulance Service have apologised to people who have experienced long waits; notes that the Scottish Government has previously invested an additional £20 million to increase staff capacity in the ambulance service by almost 300; welcomes that an extra £20 million is now being invested to increase capacity further, including funding military personnel, recruiting additional Hospital Ambulance Liaison Officers, working with NHS boards to create Temporary Admission Wards and aiming to recruit 100 paramedic students to help alleviate the current pressures on ambulance staff, NHS workers and patients; further notes that the steps outlined by the health secretary will help alleviate pressure on the service in the immediate term and looking ahead to the winter; commends military personnel and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, which are providing driving support to the ambulance service in order to free up paramedic and technician time; supports the additional investment of £500,000 to improve ambulance service staff welfare, and the ongoing discussions between the board and trade unions to develop a rest break action plan and put it in place as quickly as possible.”
Result 68 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
No Party Affiliation
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, September 20, 2021
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Result 70 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Supported by: Sharon Dowey, Stephen Kerr
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Result 53 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, September 21, 2021