Alex constituency work and important updates
I have written to the Cabinet Secretary for Health Michael Matheson MSP to raise serious concerns about the latest A&E waiting time figures showing NHS Forth Valley is underperforming the rest of Scotland by a significant margin. The figures, published this week by Public Health Scotland, show that only 47.6% of attendees were seen within […]
A proposed package of massive cuts to Fife’s Fire and Rescue Service is again under the spotlight following calls for an urgent meeting between the Scottish Government and every MSP representing Fife. I have written to the Minister for Victims and Community Safety requesting an urgent meeting with all Fife MSPs to discuss the proposals […]
There has been much reporting in the news of the closure of the Dunfermline Queen Margaret hospice with NHS Fife moving to a new model of palliative care. I have been doing work around palliative care provision for an ongoing period – particularly in relation to my work on the Scottish Parliament Covid-19 Recovery Committee. […]
I have written to the Cabinet Secretary for Education raising concerns over the ongoing teacher’s pay dispute and the industrial action from EIS and other teaching unions across Scotland. I am asking the Scottish Government to get back to the table with COSLA and the teaching unions and offer a fair pay settlement to avoid […]
Following the reported news that the UK Government is considering either scrapping or reducing the previously announced £2.5bn shipbuilding project to build five new Type 32 frigates at the naval dockyards in Rosyth; I have written to the Secretary of State for Defence asking for clarification on the matter and calling on him to not […]
I raised a motion in the Scottish Parliament recognising the success of Lochgelly firm Cartmore Building Supplies winning the UK Builders Merchant Award for Best Hard Landscaping Display in the UK. Please see the motion as raised in Parliament below: Motion Number: S6M-07048Lodged By: Alex RowleyDate Lodged: 01/12/2022 Title: Lochgelly Firm Wins Prestigious UK Builders […]
I have written to the CEO of NHS Fife regarding GP and local community health services, and to seek a meeting with her to discuss issues surrounding this. You can see the letter at the bottom of the page. We already have five GP practices in Fife that have been taken over by NHS Fife […]
Issue 86 | 28 October 2022 Elected Members Update for local MPs, MSPs and Councillors This update is part of our on-going commitment to keep elected members informed of the latest developments at NHS Fife that may be of interest to you and your constituents. We would also encourage you to regularly visit and refer […]
Firefighters in Fife are warning they face strike action unless the pay offer of 5% is substantially improved. The Fire Brigade Union (FBU) is to consult their members on the latest pay offer through a ballot of the membership which will run for two weeks from the 31st October this year. Local union reps met […]
34,814 people in Fife receiving Universal Credit have been impoverished by at least £50m a year after two changes in benefit payments – last month’s withdrawal of the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit and the failure to raise benefits 10% to keep in line with inflation and instead only raise them by 3% […]