Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain MSP today called on the SNP Government to set out its plans to remobilise NHS Highland and ensure lengthening treatment backlogs are reduced urgently post-pandemic.
Currently, all elective operations have been suspended in NHS Highland to free up capacity
Highlands and Islands Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said:
“This latest announcement from Nicola Sturgeon is little more than a holding statement telling us to come back again in three weeks for more information."
“We all appreciate that absolute certainty is not possible at
Shadow Health Secretary Donald Cameron said:
“Frankly, the briefing proved to be little more than a holding statement telling us to come back in three weeks for more information. There was nothing provided on when NHS services would get back up to speed, when weddings would resume, o
A Highlands and Islands politician has said the type of vicious campaign fought to unseat the late Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy from his Ross, Skye and Lochaber seat in 2015 must be made a thing of the past.
Speaking ahead of the broadcast this evening of a BBC Alba documentary surroundi
Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain has called out the SNP Government for delaying the construction of new Inverness prison for a decade.
The delays have seen the estimated construction costs more than double from £52 million in 2011 to £110 million in 2021.
Edward Mountain MSP, who is camp
Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain says the SNP must publish a delayed review of Scotland’s education system immediately.
Edward Mountain MSP has made the call after the Scottish Conservatives defeated the SNP in Parliament earlier this week, securing cross-party support on calls to release
The Scottish Government has been forced to admit that a decision to purchase the boats serving the Northern Isles routes has put them even further behind one of their own key green targets.
In response to questioning by Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston, Transport Secretary Micha
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed the Prime Minister’s commitment to helping poorer countries with much-needed supplies of Covid vaccines.
Boris Johnson committed to donating most of the UK's surplus vaccine supply to poorer countries in a speech to a virtual me
The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect our people against Covid.
