http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Ross Finnie en-GB Ross Finnie http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Ross Finnie 2010-03-11T17:55+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000016/divide_in_attainment_between_west_and_east_dunbartonshire_unacceptable_finnie.html DIVIDE IN ATTAINMENT BETWEEN WEST AND EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE UNACCEPTABLE- FINNIE 2009-09-23T00:00+01:00 http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000005/mental_health_must_be_national_clinical_priority.html Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP urged the Scottish Government to consider improving mental health and wellbeing a national clinical priority. Figures produced by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland show that prescriptions issued in Scotland for anti-depressants have risen four-fold in less than 15 years. 2007-11-13T00:00+00:00 http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000008/lib_dems_call_for_investigation_of_dental_figures.html Reacting to figures showing that over half of all adults are not registered with an NHS dentist, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has called for the process whereby dentists can drop patients that do not attend surgeries within 3 years to be reformed. Official figures, published today, show that 46.5% of the adult population in Scotland were not registered with an NHS dentist. 2007-10-31T00:00+00:00 http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000006/government_must_build_on_chd_progress.html Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Ross Finnie MSP has welcomed official figures showing a fall in the number of Scots dying from heart disease and strokes. Mr Finnie urged the Scottish Government to focus on improving Scottish lifestyles to cut further deaths from coronary heart disease. 2007-10-31T00:00+00:00 http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000011/alcohol_a_health_issue_first__lib_dems.html Speaking ahead of the debate on alcohol in the Scottish Parliament, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP criticised the Scottish Government for making this a justice debate, calling for alcohol abuse to be recognised first as a key social and public health issue. 2007-10-26T00:00+01:00 http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000007/government_wrong_about_free_personal_care.html Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has expressed his disappointment at the Scottish Government's handling of Lord Macphail's judicial review of a decision by the Public Services Ombudsman regarding free personal care. 2007-10-26T00:00+01:00 http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000009/action_needed_to_tackle_booze_culture.html Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has called on the Scottish Government to urge the Westminster Government to introduce compulsory labelling of alcoholic products. 2007-10-22T00:00+01:00 http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000010/action_needed_to_protect_free_personal_care.html Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has called on the Scottish Government to take immediate action to ensure that no individuals lose out as a consequence of Lord Macphail's ruling yesterday. 2007-10-19T00:00+01:00 http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000012/snps_astonishing_dereliction_of_duty_condemned.html Liberal Democrat Shadow Health and Wellbeing Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has condemned the Scottish Government for failing to appear in front of a judicial review to clarify the free personal care policy. 2007-10-18T00:00+01:00 http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000013/lib_dems_urge_revision_of_referral_process.html Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has called for a revision of the criteria used by GPs when they refer cancer patients to specialists. The Herald newspaper has revealed that every year well over 1000 patients who were not urgently referred to hospital were diagnosed with breast and bowel cancer. 2007-10-15T00:00+01:00 http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000014/lessons_must_be_learned_from_mmc_fiasco.html Scottish Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Ross Finnie has called on the Scottish Government to consider seriously the recommendations of the report into medical training reforms and ensure that this year's fiasco is not repeated. 2007-10-09T00:00+01:00 http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000015/lib_dems_call_for_united_front_against_alcohol_abuse.html Scottish Liberal Democrats are set to urge governments north and south of the border to take action to tackle alcohol misuse in Scotland. 2007-10-08T00:00+01:00 http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000001/finnie_criticises_nave_assumptions.html Scottish Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has condemned the Scottish Health Secretary as naïve for believing that she could keep Ayr Accident and Emergency open without jeopardising the planned improvements in community healthcare in Ayrshire. 2007-08-03T00:00+01:00 http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000003/finnie_welcomes_mmc_announcement.html Scottish Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has welcomed the MMC (Modernising Medical Careers) announcement. The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing has announced that she will extend the contracts for junior doctors who have yet to secure training posts until 31 October 2007. 2007-06-28T00:00+01:00 http://www.rossfinniemsp.org.uk/news/000004/finnie_calls_for_more_nurses.html Responding to figures released today showing that the use of bank nursing and midwifery staff has increased by 25.8%, Scottish Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has called for the Executive to recruit more nurses to reduce dependency on bank nursing staff. 2007-06-27T00:00+01:00