Alex Neil MSP

That the Parliament acknowledges the importance of assuring successful integration of health and social care services, on which the Scottish Government will soon introduce a bill for the Parliament's consideration; agrees that a key aim of the legislation should be to improve outcomes for people using these services; notes that the foundation of reform should be based on nationally agreed outcomes and joint and equal accountability for the delivery of outcomes by the statutory partners, and notes the importance of integrated budgets and a strengthened role for clinicians and care professionals along with the third and independent sectors in the planning and delivery of person-centred services.

That the Parliament acknowledges the importance of assuring successful integration of health and social care services, on which the Scottish Government will soon introduce a bill for the Parliament's consideration; agrees that a key aim of the legislation should be to improve outcomes for people using these services; notes that the foundation of reform should be based on nationally agreed outcomes and joint and equal accountability for the delivery of outcomes by the statutory partners, and notes the importance of integrated budgets and a strengthened role for clinicians and care professionals along with the third and independent sectors in the planning and delivery of person-centred services.

As an amendment to motion S4M-05654 in the name of Jackson Carlaw (Health), leave out from “potentially” to end and insert "for all aspects of access to new medicines are subject to an ongoing review; welcomes the introduction of the £21 million Rare Conditions Medicines Fund as an interim measure in response to advice by Professor Charles Swainson, who is undertaking the review of individual patient treatment request processes; accepts that routine approval of individual drugs is rightly a matter for the SMC and that, should the review highlight areas where these processes can be improved, these should be enacted quickly, and believes that the actual benefit to the patient and their quality of life must be the key consideration in determining the use of any new treatment or medicine and that the voices of patients and clinical experts must be heard in the assessment process."

As an amendment to motion S4M-05654 in the name of Jackson Carlaw (Health), leave out from “potentially” to end and insert "for all aspects of access to new medicines are subject to an ongoing review; welcomes the introduction of the £21 million Rare Conditions Medicines Fund as an interim measure in response to advice by Professor Charles Swainson, who is undertaking the review of individual patient treatment request processes; accepts that routine approval of individual drugs is rightly a matter for the SMC and that, should the review highlight areas where these processes can be improved, these should be enacted quickly, and believes that the actual benefit to the patient and their quality of life must be the key consideration in determining the use of any new treatment or medicine and that the voices of patients and clinical experts must be heard in the assessment process."

That the Parliament recognises and values that Scotland’s National Health Service is universally available and free at the point of need; further recognises that other universal benefits, including free eye examinations, concessionary travel, free prescriptions and free personal and nursing care are also vital to supporting many in Scotland to live full and healthy lives, and believes that the only way that these universal services and benefits can be protected and maintained is through independence for Scotland.

That the Parliament recognises and values that Scotland’s National Health Service is universally available and free at the point of need; further recognises that other universal benefits, including free eye examinations, concessionary travel, free prescriptions and free personal and nursing care are also vital to supporting many in Scotland to live full and healthy lives, and believes that the only way that these universal services and benefits can be protected and maintained is through independence for Scotland.

That the Parliament consents to the making of the Inland Waterways Advisory Council (Abolition) Order 2012, a draft of which was laid before the UK Parliament on 29 February 2012 and which makes provision that would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament if it were contained within an Act of that Parliament.

That the Parliament consents to the making of the Inland Waterways Advisory Council (Abolition) Order 2012, a draft of which was laid before the UK Parliament on 29 February 2012 and which makes provision that would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament if it were contained within an Act of that Parliament.

As an amendment to motion S4M-02421 in the name of Elaine Murray, (Ferries), leave out from “is disappointed” to end and insert “welcomes the Scottish Ferry Services: Draft Plan for consultation; in particular the focus of the Scottish Ferries Review and the draft plan on the issues that matter most to island and remote communities and their central theme of further improving Scotland’s ferry services; welcomes the wide engagement and consultation that has taken place throughout the Scottish Ferries Review; notes the Scottish Government’s commitment to fully consider the consultation responses from communities representing their local interests, including those advocating the introduction of a service between Lochboisdale and Mallaig, and looks forward to the publication of the final ferries plan in 2012.”

As an amendment to motion S4M-02421 in the name of Elaine Murray, (Ferries), leave out from “is disappointed” to end and insert “welcomes the Scottish Ferry Services: Draft Plan for consultation; in particular the focus of the Scottish Ferries Review and the draft plan on the issues that matter most to island and remote communities and their central theme of further improving Scotland’s ferry services; welcomes the wide engagement and consultation that has taken place throughout the Scottish Ferries Review; notes the Scottish Government’s commitment to fully consider the consultation responses from communities representing their local interests, including those advocating the introduction of a service between Lochboisdale and Mallaig, and looks forward to the publication of the final ferries plan in 2012.”