Health and Social Care – Stuart McMillan MSP

McMillan delighted NHS workers in Inverclyde will receive £500 bonus

Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has shown his delight that around 34,000 staff members in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will be recognised for the hard work and sacrifice they have shown during the COVID-19 pandemic by receiving a bonus of £500 from the SNP Scottish Government. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced all NHS staff would receive the bonus […]

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Inverclyde HSCP receives £785,000 for social care COVID-19 costs

Local SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed an initial £785,000 funding to help the social care sector in Inverclyde deal with the financial implications of coronavirus. The Scottish Government confirmed the funding as part of a £50 million package for the sector across the country. The funding will help address immediate challenges faced in the […]

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McMillan welcomes pay rise for social care staff

Stuart McMillan MSP has warmly welcomed the immediate wage increase and sick pay provision for social care staff, especially at a time when they are on the frontline responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Greenock and Inverclyde MSP said the move, agreed between the Scottish Government and COSLA, would see social care staff receive an […]

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Inverclyde families to benefit from “transformative” childcare and social care SNP pledges

The SNP are working to tackle inequality in Inverclyde and “lift people out of poverty” with new commitments to expand childcare into primary school and scrap social care charges. As announced by Nicola Sturgeon at the SNP conference this week, the SNP will scrap all non-residential social care charges and expand childcare into the school […]

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Local MSP hosts Greenock-based HAS Technology Group at Parliamentary Event

On Wednesday 1 May, Stuart McMillan MSP hosted HAS Technology Group at the Scottish Parliament for an informative event highlighting the importance of prevention when it comes to health and social care. The Greenock and Inverclyde MSP opened the evening before presentations were given by representatives from the Digital Health and Care Institute, Edinburgh Napier […]