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Keeping Care Close to Home and Improving Outcomes: Amendment 3

  • Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2022
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S6M-04567.3
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 24 May 2022

As an amendment to motion S6M-04567 in the name of Kevin Stewart (Keeping Care Close to Home and Improving Outcomes), after "at the right time" insert ", but regrets that this is not being achieved for new mothers who require an inpatient perinatal mental health bed with their baby and who are expected to travel to either Glasgow or Livingston, children and young people who need a dedicated mental health inpatient bed where there are none north of Dundee, or mothers in Caithness who are expected to travel up to 100 miles down the A9 to Inverness to give birth, and urges the Scottish Government to resolve these and other similar failures in provision".


Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-04567

Keeping Care Close to Home and Improving Outcomes

Submitted by: Kevin Stewart, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, May 23, 2022

Supported by: Maree Todd, Humza Yousaf
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Result 68 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote Agreed


Amendments

Motion ref. S6M-04567.1

Keeping Care Close to Home and Improving Outcomes - Amendment 1: Amendment

Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, May 23, 2022

Supported by: Carol Mochan, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Result 21 for, 97 against, 3 abstained, 8 did not vote Disagreed


Motion ref. S6M-04567.2

Keeping Care Close to Home and Improving Outcomes - Amendment 2: Amendment

Submitted by: Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, May 23, 2022

Supported by: Douglas Lumsden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Result 33 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote Disagreed