The Health Committee gets its budget scrutiny underway with various witnesses looking at health and social care partnerships and then at the NHS
Topical questions features queries about support for families of children who died at Smyllum Park orphanage in Lanark and then on congestion on the approaches to the Queensferry Crossing.
Brexit Minister Mike Russell gives a statement on the EU Withdrawal Bill
Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing outlines his plans to stabilise future CAP payments
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay will give his response to the Barclay review
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson gives a ministerial statement on policing, after Chief Constable Phil Gormley stood aside
Mr Watson says one of his members said to him "I can't spend the same pound twice" and that is causing issues.
He says it must be recognised that the difference between "sleeping in and night duty is blurred" and people must be paid accordingly.
Nicola Sturgeon: 'Scotland to lift 1% public sector pay cap'
The 1% cap on public sector pay rises in Scotland will be scrapped next year, Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.
The Scottish government has largely stuck to a UK-wide 1% limit on pay rises that was introduced in 2013 after a two-year freeze.
But as she outlined her government's plans for the next year, the first minister said future pay rises would be based on the cost of living.
There have been reports that the UK government is drawing up similar plans, external.
The pay cap has led to complaints that public sector workers have seen dramatic real-terms drops in their earnings in recent years.
Ms Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament that "nurses, teachers, police officers and firefighters deserve a fairer deal for the future".
She said: "We will, therefore, aim to secure pay rises from next year that are affordable, but which also reflect the real-life circumstances our public servants face and the contribution our public services make to the overall prosperity of our country."
Image source, bbcDave Watson from UNISON Scotland
Committee convener Neil Findlay asks about pay in the NHS and the removal of the pay cap.
Mr Findlay asks where the money to break the 1% is coming from
Dave Watson from UNISON Scotland says: "The short answer is no."
Mr Watson says he hopes the chancellor will free up money for the Scottish government.
He says the Scottish government's announcement was very welcome as "pay is absolutely the starting point".
Jill Vickerman from BMA Scotland
Dr Miles Mack from RCGP Scotland say it is important to get the message to patients and there is a great deal to learn in terms of working with some of them.
Rachel Cackett from the Royal College of Nursing Scotland says removing money from areas to put it elsewhere when there is not enough to begin with is almost impossible.
Jill Vickerman from BMA Scotland says the majority of actions that need to be invested in must be funded by more than the health and social care budget.
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Dr Miles Mack says there is clear evidence that failure to invest in primary care services puts pressure on A&E departments, particularly from the elderly.
Dr Mack says it must be ensured that investment is going to the right place.
David Watson from UNISON says the progress being made in certain areas is largely down to social care.
Mr Watson says hospitals do not turn people away and often have to deal with matters where there may be other services available.
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Image source, bbcLib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton asks about the fall in planned operations in Scottish hospitals, highlighted by the BBC today.
Jill Vickerman from BMA Scotland says there needs to be better understanding of what future healthcare is going to look like.
Ms Vickerman says: "We must be absolutely clear and honest about the cost of delivering health care."
Image source, SCOTTISH GOVERNMENTRCGP Scotland Dr Miles Mack says there has been a fail in workforce planning in general practice.
Elaine Tait from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh says Scotland will need its world class workforce across the NHS.
Ms Tait says hospital doctors are under pressure in the same way as the other professions in the NHS.
She says trainees are looking at this pressure and asking if they want to live their lives like this.
Image source, bbcRachel Cackett from the Royal College of Nursing Scotland
Rachel Cackett from the Royal College of Nursing Scotland says levels of pay are crucial to recruitment and retention of staff in the NHS.
Ms Cackett says: "There is a huge retiral issue in nursing."
She says this means the loss of the most experienced nurses.
"Quality is an issue that is harder to hold onto when money is the big driver."
Image source, bbcJill Vickerman from BMA Scotland
Jill Vickerman from BMA Scotland says the publication of the workforce planning framework is a step in the right direction.
Ms Vickerman says there needs to be a better understanding of the health and social care landscape.
She says this is needed to understand what the future workforce must look like.
Image source, Science Photo LibraryA third of nurses and midwives are now aged over 50, auditors found
In July we reported that Scotland's government and health boards had failed to plan effectively for long-term staffing challenges according to Audit Scotland
Overall staffing in NHS Scotland is at a record high, but auditors said the government must plan ahead better, external to "urgently address workforce issues".
It said there were signs NHS services were "under increasing stress".
The Scottish government said it was committed to having the right mix of skills and staff in the right places.
Dave Watson from UNISON Scotland says the workforce planning proposals are based largely around process.
Mr Watson says Scotland does not have the institutions or frameworks at the moment.
He says there are huge issues in terms of people not coming into the NHS.
Mr Watson says it is difficult to attract young men into the care field which is concern.
He says there are questions around why young people are not attracted to these jobs.
Committee convener Neil Findlay asks if the panel agree that unless money is put in during the transition that the outcome will not be as hoped.
RCGP Scotland chair Dr Miles Mack says it is absolutely crucial to have specialist clinical physician support and that system is not necessarily functioning.
Image source, GetPlanned operations include procedures like hip or knee replacements
Scottish hospitals carried out 14,000 fewer operations in the first half of this year than over the same period of 2016, an investigation has found.
Analysis by The Times newspaper revealed that the number of planned operations was cut by almost 7%.
Planned operations include procedures such as hip and knee replacements.
The Scottish government said long waits were "unacceptable" and it was working with health boards to bring improvements.
Image source, bbcRachel Cackett from the Royal College of Nursing Scotland
Rachel Cackett from the Royal College of Nursing Scotland says there is the double whammy of significant wholes in finance at the same time as people are being asked to be radically creative and rethink.
Ms Cackett says there will have to very brave decisions made about how things are reframed.