Motion · S2M-03600 · 17 Nov 2005
Outsourcing of NHS Laboratory Services
The motion
That the Parliament condemns any proposals that laboratory services provided in the NHS should be outsourced to private laboratories, either in the United Kingdom or abroad; recognises that laboratory services are an essential clinical component in the management of patients and are not “figure factories”; notes that close consultation between laboratory consultants and the referring clinician is essential to maintain a safe clinical environment for patients, and believes that it is essential that laboratories continue to provide training and expertise at both medical and scientific levels and that acquired skills are not lost.
Supporters (15)
- Brian Adam 18 Nov 2005
- Frances Curran 18 Nov 2005
- Colin Fox 18 Nov 2005
- Robin Harper 18 Nov 2005
- Carolyn Leckie 18 Nov 2005
- Eleanor Scott 18 Nov 2005
- Tommy Sheridan 18 Nov 2005
- Andrew Welsh 18 Nov 2005
- Christine Grahame 21 Nov 2005
- Patrick Harvie Scottish Green Party 21 Nov 2005
- Shiona Baird 22 Nov 2005
- Ms Rosemary Byrne 22 Nov 2005
- Linda Fabiani 24 Nov 2005
- Sandra White 24 Nov 2005
- Elaine Smith 1 Dec 2005
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.