NHS staff over-stressed and overworkedpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Quote MessageThere is more stress and more strain on our already over-stressed and overworked NHS staff.
Anas Sarwar, Scottish Labour health spokesperson
Summary
Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing gives evidence on CAP payments failures
Justice, culture, tourism and external affairs ministers are in the hot seat for this week's portfolio questions
Scottish Conservatives lead a debate entitled 'NHS Scotland staffing crisis'
SNP MSP Graeme Dey leads this afternoon's members debate entitled 'Promoting Good Food from Angus'
NHS staff over-stressed and overworkedpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Health secretary 'second worst' in the UK says Labourpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Scottish Labour health spokesperson Anas Sarwar says the NHS is being let down by this government and the cabinet secretary.
Mr Sarwar says the SNP has been in charge of the NHS for nearly 10 years and is responsible for the state it is in.
He says Ms Robison is better than Jeremy Hung but being the second worst health secretary in the UK is much of a compliment.
Ms Robison intervenes asking if Mr Sarwar will vote with the Tories tonight, he says he will vote with the NHS workforce tonight.
Background: Warning of GP shortfall from RCGPpublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
A warning Scotland faces a shortfall of 830 family doctors has sparked fresh calls for Nicola Sturgeon to tackle the GP "crisis".
The Scottish Conservative party has urged the first minister to commit to spending more on general practice.
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is forecasting the GP deficit will happen by 2020.
The Scottish government said Scotland had the highest number of GPs per head in the UK.
Health Secretary Shona Robison's amendment...published at 15:10 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Here's Health Secretary Shona Robison's amendment:
Image source, Scottish ParliamentEU citizens staffing in NHS should be maintainedpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Ms Robison concludes says the SNP values the work of all of the NHS and care staff, including the EU citizens who account for 5% of the workforce who it wants to stay.
Minister says multidisciplinary approach will help tackle health inequalitiespublished at 15:08 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Image source, ThinkstockMs Robison says she welcomes the contribution of health visitor and midwives and says a pilot in Glasgow will be rolled out.
She says the multidisciplinary approach will help tackle health inequalities.
Health secretary accepts more needs to be done on GP numberspublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Ms Robison says the government is looking at making tough to fill posts more attractive.
The health secretary says she has focused on primary care due to the challenges it is facing.
She says she is working with the BMA on a new GP contract from 2017.
Ms Robison says we have the highest number of GPS per head of population in the UK, but accepts more needs to be done.
She says the government is working on multidisciplinary teams for primary care.
Background: 'Golden hello' offered to some new GPs in Scotlandpublished at 15:06 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
The Scottish government is hoping to encourage more junior doctors to consider a career in general practice.
One hundred new GP training places are being advertised, with a £20,000 incentive for some who choose to take up hard to fill posts.
Image caption, An incentive will be offered to junior doctors that take up hard to fill posts in places like Arran
Some medical bodies are concerned Scotland is facing a GP crisis, with certain areas restricting patient lists because they are reaching capacity.
The Scottish government said it was refocusing the role of GPs.
The new scheme will offer a one-off bursary, external of £20,000 to trainees who commit to being trained in posts that have not been filled recently. Many of these are in isolated rural communities.
Fewer agency staff used in Scotland proportionatelypublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Health Secretary Shona Robison says the NHS in England spent £3.7bn on locum doctors and nurses last year
Ms Robison says agency spend is too high here, but in Scotland it is very low at 2% of the staffing budget.
The minister highlights higher staffing levels throughout the NHS in Scotland.
Minister says 'we will point out the double standards of the Tories'published at 15:01 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Health Secretary Shona Robison says the tone of the Tory motion is a surprise.
Ms Robison says RCGP issued a news release this weekend saying there is a deficit of over 8,000 GPs in England.
She says Ruth Davidson's "pocket of meltdown" about the NHS referred to 94 hospitals, only three of which were in Scotland with 87 in England
"So yes on these benches we will point out the double standards of the Tories."
Politician or statesman?published at 14:57 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Mr Cameron finishes by saying a politician thinks of the next election and a statesman thinks of the next generation and he calls on all MSPs to think like the latter.
Labour MSP intervenes blaming Tories and SNP for health inequalitiespublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Donald Cameron says he is the first to accept the societal factors outwith everyone's control that make solving this crisis challenging.
The Scottish Conservative health spokesperson says he accepts recruitment in rural areas can be difficult.
Image caption, Labour MSP Neil Findlay intervenes blaming Tories and SNP for health inequalities
He says he does not accept it is enough to carry on doing nothing.
Labour MSP Neil Findlay intervenes saying the Conservatives and SNP are equally culpable over health inequalities.
Mr Cameron carries on regardless of the intervention and says there will be 830 fewer GPs by 2020.
'Scotland is in the depths of the most serious crisis to face the NHS in years 'published at 14:53 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Mr Cameron says health is devolved completely and the SNP has run the NHS for almost a decade and only one party and one government is culpable for the health service.
Image source, SPLThe Conservative MSP says Scotland is in the depths of the most serious crisis to face the NHS in years and it is time for the SNP to take action.
He says the social care workforce is stretched and lacking in staff.
"Quite frankly we are at breaking point."
Background: Scottish GP funding call after shortfall warningpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
A warning Scotland faces a shortfall of 830 family doctors has sparked fresh calls for Nicola Sturgeon to tackle the GP "crisis".
The Scottish Conservative party has urged the first minister to commit to spending more on general practice.
Image source, ThinkstockThe Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is forecasting the GP deficit will happen by 2020.
The Scottish government said Scotland had the highest number of GPs per head in the UK.
Scottish Conservatives health spokesman Donald Cameron said the RCGP forecast "makes the scale of the GP crisis clear".
Tories and Lib Dems agree Scottish government not doing enoughpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Mr Cameron says demand is outstripping NHS staff numbers, with record numbers of ageing patients.
Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie says GPs face increasing demand and changing work and they are short by more than 800.
Mr Cameron happily agrees with Mr Rennie that the SNP are not doing enough.
Tory MSP says 'record numbers of staff do not mean enough staff'published at 14:47 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Mr Cameron says it is fundamentally important to have sufficient staff to provide care to patients.
The Tory MSP says the government says the NHS has never employed more people, but record numbers of staff do not mean enough staff.
Background: Legal pledge over NHS staffing levelspublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Minimum staffing levels in Scotland's NHS are to be enshrined in law.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the plans to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) congress in Glasgow in June.
Image source, PAShe told delegates that discussions would begin over the summer with the aim of putting health staffing on a statutory basis.
The RCN welcomed the promise but said it would only work if backed up with funding for extra staff.
The first minister will tell the congress that the planned legislation will reinforce patient safety.
'We are now reaping the whirlwind as the crisis is apon us'published at 14:46 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Mr Cameron says the BMA says "vacant posts place immense pressure on the service".
The Conservative health spokesperson at Holyrood says the SNP government has sat on its hands.
Image source, Getty Images"We are now reaping the whirlwind as the crisis is apon us."
Mr Camron says: "We have a government that is sleepwalking through this crisis."
'A deep systemic problem' in NHS staffingpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
Scottish Conservative MSP Donald Cameron begins by paying tribute to NHS staff and says they need support to continue doing their job.
Mr Cameron says the work by NHS is under threat because staffing levels are in crisis.
"It's a deep, systemic problem", he says.
Scottish Conservative led debate on NHS staffing crisis begins...published at 14:41 British Summer Time 21 September 2016
The Scottish Conservatives will now lead a debate on the NHS staffing crisis.
Here is Tory health spokesman Donald Cameron's motion:
Image source, Scottish Parliament