NHS Highland and the Scottish Ambulance Service have confirmed there were 6750 verbal and physical assaults against staff in the Inverness area between from 2014 to September 2019.
The latest figures, highlighted by the Inverness Courier, show there were 447 such incidents in 2014, 1468 in 2015, 10
Highlands and Islands Conservative MSP Donald Cameron has backed Boris Johnson’s decision to refuse Nicola Sturgeon’s request for permission to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence.
The prime minister issued his statement earlier today (Tuesday 14th January) in which he refus
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is supporting calls for a debate in Parliament on plans to centralise air traffic control in the region, which would lead to air traffic controllers removed from airports and replaced with a single ‘remote’ tower in Inverness.
Mr Cameron has s
Scheduled operations at Raigmore Hospital have been cancelled due to overwhelming demand for hospital beds.
An NHS Highland spokeswoman said: “Like other health boards across Scotland, we have seen a significant increase in the number of unwell patients having to be admitted to our hospitals in rec
Commenting on the cancelling of scheduled operations at Raigmore Hospital, Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron said:
“This is extremely disappointing news and will have consequences for people in the Western Isles who are waiting for elective surgery."
“While we can accept that ther
Last night Parliament backed the Prime Minister’s Brexit Deal at its Third Reading, building on our overwhelming mandate to get Brexit done by 31 January and unleash Britain’s potential.
After the SNP Minister responsible for the failure announces yet more delay to the rollout of superfast broadband in Scotland, and with no date even set now for the Highlands to see R100 completed, Highlands and Islands Scottish Conservative MSP Donald Cameron said:
“This shocking delay
Commenting on the £50m black hole faced by Police Scotland , Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron said: “It is deeply alarming that Audit Scotland says that Police Scotland requires a £50m cash injection in order to prevent the loss of no fewer than 750 police officers."
“On no accoun
The Scottish Government today announced that the delivery of its flagship superfast broadband programme, known as R100, will not completed until 2023 in South and Central Scotland.
Initially, the Scottish Government had made a promise to deliver R100 to all homes and businesses by 2021.
In a
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has demanded urgent action after reports confirmed that NHS Highland has been placed in special measures at a high level of concern.
