Humza Yousaf’s measures to tackle A&E waiting times are having a “minimal effect” in NHS Lothian Wednesday, 24 November, 2021 Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP Jeremy Balfour for Lothian says Humza Yousaf’s measures to tackle A&E waiting times are having a “minimal effect” in NHS Lothian. Jeremy Balfour’s call comes after the latest weekly waiting time statistics showed that NHS Lothian once again fell well short of meeting the SNP’s target. They state that 95% of patients should be treated within four hours of... Holyrood News
Child mental health waits get worse despite an SNP commitment 4th September 2019 Child and adolescent mental health waiting times in NHS Lothian have worsened, despite the Scottish Government’s commitment to improve them a year ago. The... Holyrood News
Jeremy Puts Smart Knowledge to the Test 27th June 2019 Jeremy Balfour MSP, Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for the Lothian Region had their finger on the button at Holyrood this week, as part of an... Holyrood News
Jeremy Puts Smart Knowledge to the Test 27th June 2019 Jeremy Balfour MSP, Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for the Lothian Region had their finger on the button at Holyrood this week, as part of an... Holyrood News
Devolved disability delays will impact Disabled Scots 26th March 2019 As a serving MSP on the Scottish Social Security Committee, I was horrified to hear Cabinet Secretary Shirley Ann Somerville’s statement to the Scottish... Opinions
MSP Asks Parliament to Mark 150 Years of the Caledonian Brewery 20th March 2019 Jeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP, has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament to acknowledge the 150th anniversary of the world famous... Holyrood News
‘Hidden’ Cancer Highlighted at Holyrood 31st January 2019 Jeremy Balfour, MSP for the Lothian Region, hosted Make 2nds Count at the Scottish Parliament today, a charity set up by Edinburgh resident Lisa Fleming... Holyrood News
Small Businesses, Big Focus 5th December 2018 Jeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative MSP visited Bonnyrigg High Street this week to hear about the success of Small Business Saturday, an event run on the... Local News
Improved disabled loos to be included in future developments 2nd November 2018 A provision to include more Changing Places toilets in public buildings has been added to the new Scottish Planning Bill this week, thanks to Jeremy Balfour MSP... Holyrood News