{"id":379,"date":"2023-09-11T09:46:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T09:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/logosscotland.org\/?p=379"},"modified":"2023-09-11T09:46:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T09:46:03","slug":"programme-for-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/logosscotland.org\/?p=379","title":{"rendered":"Programme for Government"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week was a big week in the Scottish Parliament.\u00a0 Humza Yousaf delivered his first Programme for Government which sets out the proposed Bills and policies for the coming year for the SNP\/Green coalition Government.\u00a0 We asked some of friends to tell us whet
\nher they think it will deliver for Scotland.\u00a0 Here are their responses:<\/p>\n

For the most vulnerable, we hope so. The focus on tackling poverty is right but it needs to be laser-focused. The continued roll-out of the Scottish Child Payment, extended childcare provision and increasing the minimum pay for social care workers to \u00a312 an hour are all very welcome \u2013 but as the Poverty Alliance have said, the Scottish Government needs to go much further and faster amidst the cost of living\u00a0crisis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s\u00a0clear that the status quo with drug and alcohol policy can\u2019t\u00a0continue with the number of deaths still so high. The proposals put forward by the Scottish Government will require a lot of hard\u00a0policy\u00a0thinking to get\u00a0them\u00a0right, especially in the context of some powers being reserved to Westminster. We\u00a0very much welcome consulting on banning single-use vapes\u00a0\u2013 doing this is essential for children\u2019s health and for the environment.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Consulting on proposals to end conversion practices will be essential\u00a0to getting any legislation in this area right for everyone\u00a0in Scotland.\u00a0There are many other areas within the Programme\u00a0for Government where the Scottish Government can learn from the expertise\u00a0of the faith community for better policy outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>There was\u00a0however\u00a0one glaring omission \u2013 despite the Scottish Government\u2019s policy position that prostitution is a form of violence against women, there continues to be no\u00a0proposals for\u00a0legislation that reflects this. We\u2019d\u00a0encourage everyone to listen to SNP MSP Ruth Maguire\u2019s powerful contribution on thi<\/span>s point.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Chris Ringland, Public Policy Officer \u2013 Evangelical Alliance Scotland\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Back in 2015 after the Margo MacDonald\u2019s Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill was defeated. At that time the Government promised the folk of Scotland better palliative care provision. Well, we are still waiting. The hope at that time was, if we improve our palliative care provision there would be no need of such a change in the law. So here we are again in 2023 debating the same issue under a different name and we still don\u2019t have a strategy for Palliative Care in Scotland.<\/p>\n

My main concern just now is not only the lack of a strategy on palliative care but the Government\u2019s lack of commitment in developing such a strategy. \u00a0It is my understanding the Health Minister has confirmed the publication of the Palliative Care Strategy is postponed yet again, this time until an unspecified point in 2024. Indeed, it would seem that very little work has been completed on its content. I also understand the Minister expressed vague support for better provision but was very light on the detail. While in terms of community nursing team involvement in treating patients in their own homes, the Minister just said that there were several groups “considering” it.<\/p>\n

If this Bill is defeated again, it will be back in 5 years under a different name, but with the same aim if we don\u2019t fully address the issue of palliative care provision in Scotland. I do hope you will challenge \u00a0with me both the lack of palliative care and the move to change the law that would allow Physician Assisted Suicide in Scotland.<\/p>\n

Speak up now before it is to late\u2026<\/p>\n

Francis Edwards,<\/em><\/p>\n

Lead Nurse for Children\u2019s Palliative care & Bereavement Support (Retired) BSc (Hons) RGN, RSCN.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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