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29 October 2024 – yesterday’s press releases

By Mark Valladares | Wed 30th October 2024 - 11:20 pm

Social Care Crisis: We need cross party talks now
Cole-Hamilton: SNP have left A&E in permanent crisis
Cole-Hamilton comments as thousands wait on social care support
More than a quarter of kids have tooth decay

Social Care Crisis: We need cross party talks now

Responding to Wes Streeting’s comments on the morning round about the social care crisis, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:

The Government must urgently start cross-party talks on social care before it is too late.

The previous Conservative Government turned a blind eye to the crisis for far too long, leaving the care sector in the gutter.

This must be a budget to save the NHS from the brink of collapse, and that cannot happen without a proper plan to fix social care.

Cole-Hamilton: SNP have left A&E in permanent crisis

Responding to new figures showing only 63% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 20th October, while 3,408 people waited over 8 hours and 1,546 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

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Posted in News, Press releases and Scotland | Also tagged a and e waiting times, Alex Cole-Hamilton, helen morgan, NHS dentistry and social care | 4 Comments

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