27 November 2009
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP, is urging the Scottish Government to clarify its advice to the public on how to prevent hospital acquired infections.
Speaking after debate in Holyrood, following the latest outbreak of C-Diff in Dundee, Mrs Grant said:
“Guidelines on prevention need to be crystal clear.
“The current advice on the [...]
27 November 2009
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP, is joining moves to keep Mid Argyll Community Pool open.
The facility is under threat of closure due to financial shortfall.
Mrs Grant said: “It is vital that services like this are maintained within communities and I am delighted to be able to support Jamie McGrigor’s motion [...]
02 September 2009
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP, is urging the Scottish Government and Cal Mac to look again at ferry capacity and timetables.
It comes after revelations that more camper vans than ever are travelling to and from the Western Isles.
Mrs Grant said: “There is a real concern about the lack of capacity [...]
09 July 2009
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands Regional Labour MSP, is thanking people on the Isle of Skye for their feed back on Skye Health Services.
Most respondents voice their concerns about the impact of potential widespread service cuts, not just bed closures.
Mrs Grant said: “Having attended the meeting with NHS Highland at the Skye Gathering [...]
22 June 2009
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP, is calling on Royal Mail to instate a full postal service at their Applecross branch in Wester Ross.
The group recently informed MSPs that the branch will close temporarily in June following the resignation of its subpostmaster.
It is currently opened 17 hours a week, which local [...]
17 June 2009
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP is congratulating everyone who took part in this years National Samaritan Walk.
116 people walked between 16 and 29 miles to raise money for their local branches.
Mrs Grant said: “The walk was a tremendous success, with £5,000 being raised by the Inverness branch of Samaritans, [...]
16 June 2009
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP, has voiced her concerns over the threat of closure of the Polytunnel Garden on Barra.
The issue was brought to her attention by a constituent on the isle.
Mrs Grant said: “there seems to be an issue with regard to the funding of this particular horticultural project, [...]
5 June 2009
Roda Grant, Highlands and Islands regional MSP, is one of many women who took to the streets of Inverness earlier this month as part of the second Bra Nicht Moonlight Walk.
The event started last year as a fundraiser, generating £14,000.
Mrs Grant said: “I was delighted to take part in the second Bra Nicht [...]
09 June 2009
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP, is urging the people of Skye to voice their opinions about future of health service delivery in Skye.
Last month, NHS Highland cut the number of beds available in Skye Hospitals in order to save money, a move which has been criticised by many locals.
The [...]
03 June 2009
This week has been dominated by health issues.
I met with representatives of NHS Highland recently and they gave me information on the C diff outbreak at Caithness General Hospital and how they had dealt with it.
This is a terrible infection that only really hits those who are already in poor health.
It is highly [...]
