As an amendment to motion S6M-06073 in the name of Sandesh Gulhane (Addressing NHS Waiting Times), insert at end “; notes that the increasing problems with NHS staff and recruitment, with 6,010 nursing and midwifery vacancies alone, will have a direct impact on waiting times; believes that staff should not face unsafe staffing levels on any shift; deeply regrets the impact of waiting times on both patients and staff, and calls on the Scottish Government to set up an urgent inquiry into avoidable deaths linked to the emergency care crisis, following estimates from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine that long waits have contributed to hundreds of avoidable deaths in 2022.”
Result 51 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, September 26, 2022
Motion reference: S6M-06073
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey, Meghan Gallacher, Liam Kerr, Douglas Lumsden
Result 65 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Motion reference: S6M-06073.1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Supported by: Carol Mochan, Paul O'Kane, Paul Sweeney
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Motion reference: S6M-06073.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Supported by: Kevin Stewart, Maree Todd
Result 65 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Agreed