SCOTLAND LEADING THE WAY AS ONLY PART OF UK TO OFFER UNIVERSAL FREE EYE TESTS A record number of people in Scotland received free NHS eye examinations in 2024/25 – including 177,013 in NHS Ayrshire and Arran - thanks to Scotland being the only nation in the UK offering universal free eye tests under the SNP... Continue Reading →
RUTH MAGUIRE MSP: GETTING FLU JAG WILL PROTECT YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY AND THE NHS
SNP MSP Ruth Maguire has encouraged all eligible people in North Ayrshire to make sure that they get their winter flu jag to protect them against serious illness. Scotland had the highest uptake of flu vaccines amongst people over 65 in the UK last winter, with research from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) showing... Continue Reading →
SNP pledge transformational investment for NHS remobilisation
At the heart of the SNP’s Manifesto for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election is the National Health Service. The pandemic has placed exceptional pressures on our NHS - and that requires an exceptional response. If re-elected the SNP will undertake a full-scale post-pandemic remobilisation of the NHS and have pledged a transformational increase in frontline... Continue Reading →
Criteria For Care Homes to Allow Visitors Outlined
Ruth Maguire MSP has asked for clarification on what criteria care homes must meet in order to allow additional visitors to meet with family members. Following a statement on Care Homes by Health Secretary, Jeane Freeman in the Scottish Parliament, the MSP for Cunninghame South noted worries of family members regarding being able to see... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire Welcomes Plans for Gradual Resumption of NHS Services
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed news that NHS Scotland will begin to resume services which have been suspended, delayed or deferred due to the Covid-19 outbreak. NHS Ayrshire and Arran have begun preparations to gradually resume elective procedures while continuing to protect urgent, emergency and maternity care. Over the coming weeks, limited clinical procedures will... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire Calls for Workers to be Equipped with ‘Overdose Reversing’ Drug
Cunninghame South MSP, Ruth Maguire called for workers who interact with people at risk of opioid overdoses to be equipped with naloxone kits. Speaking in a debate in The Scottish Parliament on preventing and reducing harm in drug and alcohol abuse, Ruth Maguire MSP echoed the asks put forward by the family reference groups of... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 