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Questioning the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport
Anne McTaggart (Glasgow) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Government how many general practices have been unable to recruit one or more partners for more than six months. (S4O-04257) The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport (Shona Robison): Numbers of … Continue reading
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Glasgow Labour MSP says ‘We Must Keep Fighting Hepatitis C’
Anne Mctaggart MSP yesterday spoke of her desire to see hepatitis C eradicated from Scotland during a member’s debate at the Scottish Parliament on the issue. An estimated 39,000 people in Scotland, many unknowingly, are infected with the hepatitis C … Continue reading
Breast Cancer Care Scotland and Anne McTaggart MSP highlight vital checklist to improve breast awareness
Glasgow MSP Anne McTaggart was pleased to team up with Breast Cancer Care Scotland at The Scottish Parliament recently to highlight the importance of breast awareness with a three point checklist. Forty three attended the event on Thursday October 2nd. … Continue reading
Glasgow MSP travels across Scotland with Organ Donation Consultation
Over the past few weeks, Glasgow Labour MSP Anne McTaggart has been travelling across Scotland visiting towns and cities to discuss her proposed Organ and Tissue Donation (Scotland) Bill. Ms McTaggart has visited Greenock, Falkirk, Edinburgh and Inverness during this … Continue reading
Anne McTaggart MSP calls for action to be taken on plastic mesh implants
Glasgow Labour MSP Anne McTaggart has called on the Scottish Government to suspend the use of polypropylene mesh medical devices in medical procedures in Scotland. Ms McTaggart made her calls following the presentation of a petition by the pressure group … Continue reading
Anne McTaggart calls for better support for those with Sickle Cell Disease
Glasgow Labour MSP Anne McTaggart has called on the Scottish Government and health care providers across Scotland to do more to meet the needs of the increasing number of people in Scotland living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Ms McTaggart … Continue reading
Anne McTaggart visits Community Pharmacy
The MSP was given information on the range of services delivered to 600,000 patients who go through the door of Scotland’s community pharmacies every day – including the Chronic Medication Service, Minor Ailments Service, the public health campaigns and successful … Continue reading
MSP calls for better care for Sickle Cell Disorder sufferers
Glasgow Labour MSP Anne McTaggart has called for better health provision for sufferers of Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD). Ms McTaggart’s calls follow her address to the Afro Caribbean Women’s Organisation at Renfield St Stephen’s Church in Glasgow on Tuesday 24th … Continue reading
Anne McTaggart MSP Urges Smokers to Quit on No Smoking Day
Anne McTaggart MSP is encouraging thousands of smokers in the Glasgow region to quit smoking on national No Smoking Day (Wednesday 13th March). McTaggart is supporting the annual health campaign, run by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) throughout the UK, which shows … Continue reading
