Motion · S5M-20379 · 10 Jan 2020
The International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
The motion
That the Parliament recognises 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, as designated by the World Health Assembly; understands there are over 60,000 nurses and midwives in Scotland; believes that they play a vital role in delivering a broad range of essential health services; is concerned at reports that they continue to face increasing workloads due to unfilled vacancies, as highlighted by the Royal College of Nursing in September 2019; agrees with the World Health Organization that all countries, including Scotland, must invest in nurses and midwives to ensure safe and high quality care, and expresses its gratitude to all the dedicated, compassionate and skilled nurses and midwives across Scotland who provide high-quality care.
Supporters (14)
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 10 Jan 2020
- Jeremy Balfour 10 Jan 2020
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 10 Jan 2020
- Neil Findlay 10 Jan 2020
- Iain Gray 10 Jan 2020
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 10 Jan 2020
- Mark McDonald 10 Jan 2020
- Brian Whittle 10 Jan 2020
- Johann Lamont 13 Jan 2020
- Annie Wells 14 Jan 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 23 Jan 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 28 Jan 2020
- Alexander Burnett Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 29 Jan 2020
- Lewis Macdonald 7 Feb 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.