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Members’ corrections guidance (164KB, pdf) posted 19 February 2021
When a member has made a request to correct inaccurate information provided in Parliamentary proceedings and it satisfies the relevant criteria, the corrections will be published on this page.
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Meeting of the Parliament - 8 October 2024
Edward Mountain MSP
Edward Mountain MSP has identified an error in his contribution and provided the following correction.
At column 3, paragraph 5, line 6—
Original text—
That sounds like a lot of things in the future—but I thank the minister for the answer. I thank The Guardian and the BBC, which have done some investigation into the matter. They have found that health boards are paying up to £837 an hour for locum psychiatrists. Last year, total payments exceeded £35 million. Not only that, but there are serious concerns that some locums are being used in remote consultations from places outside the United Kingdom, such as India, meaning that they are not even members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Does the minister accept those concerns, and does she accept that mental health services in Scotland are at breaking point?
Corrected text—
That sounds like a lot of things in the future—but I thank the minister for the answer. I thank The Guardian and the BBC, which have done some investigation into the matter. They have found that health boards are paying up to £110.79 an hour for locum psychiatrists. Last year, total payments exceeded £35 million. Not only that, but there are serious concerns that some locums are being used in remote consultations from places outside the United Kingdom, such as India, meaning that they are not even members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Does the minister accept those concerns, and does she accept that mental health services in Scotland are at breaking point?
When a member has made a request to correct inaccurate information provided in Parliamentary proceedings and it satisfies the relevant criteria, the corrections will be published on this page.
Guidance on this process, including the admissibility criteria, can be found in the members corrections guidance (163KB pdf).
Very occasionally an editorial correction is required after the Official Report is finalised. Such corrections are entirely at the discretion of the Editor and will be published on this page.
Meeting of the Parliament – 8 September 2022
The Minister for Transport (Jenny Gilruth)
There is an error in the contribution of Jenny Gilruth.
At col 82, paragraph 10—
Published text—
“we will not be pursuing any routes that look to privatisation in the future, and we are always considering unbundling.”
Corrected text—
“we will not be pursuing any routes that look to privatisation in the future, nor are we considering unbundling.”