Parliamentary questions
Joe Long
8 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
17 Jul 2026 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what, if any, plans it has to introduce a phased transition towards ensuring that all locum consultant psychiatrist posts are held by doctors on the General Medical Council Specialist Register, including support for existing locum doctors to obtain the necessary qualifications and remain…
17 Jul 2026 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce national guidance on which clinicians are entitled to use the title “consultant psychiatrist”, including in locum roles, and when any such guidance will be issued to NHS boards.
17 Jul 2026 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its latest assessment is of vacancy rates for consultant psychiatrist posts across NHS Scotland, and what impact current levels of vacancies are having on patient (a) care and (b) safety, workforce sustainability and service delivery.
16 Jul 2026 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the UK Foundation medical training programme, what information it has regarding whether (a) any reserve list places are being made available in Scotland to applicants and (b) the full quota of places in Scotland, including the 72 additional places previously announced, has bee…
17 Jun 2026 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of people with learning disabilities and complex needs who remain in inappropriate hospital placements, eight years on from its report, Coming Home.
10 Jun 2026 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason over a third of CAMHS referrals have reportedly not been accepted in the last 12 months.
4 Jun 2026 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve access to self-referral pathways to support good mental health and wellbeing.
Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government recognises the importance of empowering people to manage their mental health and wellbeing, and that access to trustworthy digital advice, resources and psychological therapies is critical to this.Our wellbeing website, Mind to Mind, o…
4 Jun 2026 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when unpaid carers will be able to access a right to breaks, as set out in the Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025.
Answer · Alison Thewliss: The date for this legislation going live has yet to be decided. Our consultation on the approach to implementation closed on 22 May and we aim to publish a report on responses within 12 weeks.Preparation for implementation is being supported by the Right to B…