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Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has called on businesses producing non-essential items or providing non-essential services to close – especially if they cannot enable their staff to work from home or abide by social distancing guidelines. The local MSP has received a high volume of correspondence from constituents who feel like their role […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP lent his support to Marie Curie’s big fundraising appeal month, the Great Daffodil Appeal, at an event at Scottish Parliament. Meeting with staff and volunteers from Marie Curie, Stuart was interested to hear about care and support provided to people living with terminal illness in Scotland. Marie Curie supported over 7,500 people […]
Read More…This week, Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde introduced his Member’s Bill in the Scottish Parliament that seeks to enable the recovery of costs incurred by the NHS in Scotland for treating people with industrial diseases. The Liability for NHS Charges (Treatment of Industrial Disease) (Scotland) Bill amends Part 3 of the Health and […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP led a Member’s Debate in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 10 March 2020 to highlight some of the issues people with visual impairments face when trying to access health care. Key findings from RNIB Scotland’s latest report, Communication Failure? A review of the accessibility of health information for blind and partially sighted […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has today met with Jane Grant and John Brown, the Chief Executive and Chair of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, to discuss the recent decision by the health board to temporarily close Inverclyde’s GPs Out of Hours (OOH) service. Prior to the meeting, Stuart had written to Jane […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan, SNP MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request on Friday 28 February following NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s (NHSGGC) decision to temporarily close the GP Out of Hours service at Inverclyde Royal Hospital (IRH). The local MSP has asked for information relating to the number of patients from […]
Read More…On Thursday 27 February, Stuart McMillan MSP received confirmation from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport that the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) is receiving investment as part of the Scottish trauma network redesign. The SNP MSP asked the Health Secretary, Jeane Freeman MSP, how she was ensuring local ambulance provision would not be disadvantaged […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has written to the Chief Executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the Health Secretary following today’s decision at a health board meeting to close the GP Out of Hours service in Inverclyde. Commenting, Stuart said: “I am astounded that of the four hospitals chosen to provide […]
Read More…Greenock and Inverclyde MSP Stuart McMillan has responded to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) statistics for 2020 by calling on all levels of governance to work harder to improve the lives of Inverclyde residents. The local SNP MSP said that Inverclyde Council must take responsibility for its role in reducing deprivation across his […]
Read More…Greenock and Inverclyde MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed proposals to regulate non-surgical services after first raising the issue with the Scottish Government almost two years ago. Non-healthcare professionals will require a licence to carry out cosmetic procedures such as dermal fillers or lip enhancements under proposals being put forward by the Scottish Government. The aim […]
Read More…With freezing weather setting in, local MSP Stuart McMillan is urging residents in Greenock and Inverclyde to make sure their homes are prepared Scottish Gas engineer, Julie Dickson, shares her tips for households to deal with the winter Scottish Gas has also launched Boiler Support with Google Assistant to help homeowners fix more simple boiler […]
Read More…Concerns about the number of times the GP Out of Hours Service at the IRH have been raised today in the Scottish Parliament by local MSP Stuart McMillan. Having recently written to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde about the service, Stuart was able to raise these concerns directly with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and […]
Read More…SNP MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Stuart McMillan, has welcomed news that the Scottish Government will invest £948,000 in Inverclyde schools over the next four years. The investment will mean that professional counselling services will be available to all secondary school pupils who require it by September next year. The Scottish Government is investing £60 […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP joined Aberlour Child Care Trust in the Scottish Parliament recently, giving their support to the charity’s ‘No Bad Ends’ campaign. The campaign was launched following research that shows young people from the most deprived communities in Inverclyde are up to three times more likely to die before they reach their 25th birthday. […]
Read More…Greenock and Inverclyde MSP, Stuart McMillan, visited Scottish War Blinded’s Hawkhead Centre in Paisley on Tuesday 22 October 2019 along with representatives from Inverclyde HSCP to help improve referral rates for visually impaired veterans living in Inverclyde. Stuart, who is the Convenor of the Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Group for Visual Impairment, has been working with […]
Read More…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 […]
Read More…As part of Blood Cancer Awareness Month (September), Stuart McMillan MSP attended a reception in Holyrood to celebrate the number of potential stem cell donors in his Greenock and Inverclyde constituency on the Anthony Nolan register. Anthony Nolan marked this achievement on Thursday 19 September, as part of its Communities vs Blood Cancer campaign, which […]
Read More…SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has urged parents to “trust the facts” and make sure their child is vaccinated for flu this winter. This week, the Scottish Government has launched its annual national flu vaccination programme – with a focus on people with health conditions and children aged 2-5. Every year thousands of children are hospitalised […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP will be visiting local cafés and pubs next week with an important message in sight. He will be helping RNIB Scotland mark National Eye Health Week (23-29 September) by urging people to go for a free eye examination at their local optometrist. To highlight the message, RNIB Scotland has produced a series […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde added a dash of pink to his usual attire to support Breast Cancer Now’s wear it pink fundraiser, which takes place on Friday 18 October. Since launching in 2002, wear it pink has had an enormous impact on the lives of those affected by breast cancer, raising over […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has welcomed the Scottish Government’s 2019-20 Programme for Government, as the SNP sets out plans to tackle climate change and build a fairer country in the midst of Westminster chaos and instability. Setting out her plans for the year ahead, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP has outlined how […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde is encouraging his constituents to consider how they can have a warmer winter, thanks to Scottish Government funding. Warmer Homes Scotland, funded by the Scottish Government, provides energy-saving home improvements including wall and loft insulation, central heating, draft proofing, and home renewables systems. Most people who get help […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde is joining Marie Curie’s call to throw a Blooming Great Tea Party and raise money to support people living with a terminal illness and their loved ones. On Friday 23 August between 10am-12noon, Stuart is hosting a tea party in his constituency office at 26 Grey Place, Greenock, […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde welcomed a report into the No Knives Better Lives (NKBL) campaign that shows the number of Scottish youths convicted of handling an offensive weapon has fallen by 85% in the past decade. Since the NKBL programme began in 2009, the amount of young people aged under 18 convicted […]
Read More…Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has written to Link Housing Association asking for assurances that the Ravenscraig Hospital site is to be made safe for living on – in light of reports of ‘blue water’ coming from taps at two Coatbridge schools built on a former landfill site. In the letter, the local […]
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