Summary

  • Health professionals give evidence to MSPs on GP and other staff recruitment shortages

  • The issue of teacher training students is the focus of this week's topical question

  • The Scottish government leads a debate on the effects of the Brexit vote on the country's economy

  • SNP MSP Stuart McMillan leads this afternoon's member's debate entitled 'Eye Health Week'

Live Reporting

Craig Hutchison and Colin Bell

  1. Good morning and welcome to Holyrood Live

    Good morning and welcome to Holyrood Live's coverage of the Scottish Parliament on 20 September 2016.

    Coming up today and we begin with the Health and Sport Committee looking at the challenges in GP recruitment with representatives of doctors and nurses giving evidence.

    GP takes a patient's blood pressurePA

    The health committee will take evidence from doctors and nurses

    In the afternoon, after topical questions, the Scottish government will then lead a debate on the economy responding after the EU referendum. 

    Money in a saltire purse and the EU flag and Union Jacks.PA/Getty images

    MSPs will then participate in a member’s debate entitled ‘Eye Health Week’.