The independence and autonomy of Highland patients is being chipped away by waits for hearing tests and hearing aids lasting the best part of a year, according to David Green MSP.
The Scottish Government did not assess the potential impact of its £2 bus fare cap on its own publicly owned rail services across the Highlands before rolling out the policy, it has been revealed.
New figures show there were 11 times as many wind farm Special Order movements in the Highlands in the last two financial years as in the previous five, raising concerns about the pressure on Police Scotland’s resources.
Thrombectomy services should be available around the clock in Scotland, as they are in Northern Ireland, according to Far North MSP David Green, who raised the issue in the Scottish Parliament ahead of World Stroke Day on 29 October.
The Scottish Government was urged to intervene after Highland Council confirmed a 40% cut to funding for Caithness and Sutherland Women’s Aid (CASWA), the only specialist domestic abuse service covering the area.
Far North MSP David Green has raised patient concerns with the Scottish Government over the loss of chronic pain management services in the Highlands, including the withdrawal of pain-relieving injections and other clinical interventions.