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Fight against controversial health and social care cost-cutting measures to go to Scottish Parliament

The fight against controversial cost-cutting measures for health and social care in Renfrewshire is set to be taken to the Scottish Parliament.

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Scottish Secretary Alister Jack given £2million Covid loan from UK Government

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack benefited from a Government-backed £2million Covid loan, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

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Appeal made to government health supremo over staffing levels at Paisley's A&E department

A battling Paisley politician has written to the Scottish Government’s health supremo to highlight the plight of Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital.

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Call made for Health Minister to visit Paisley's RAH as a "priority"

A Paisley politician has hit out at Health Minister Humza Yousaf over his failure to visit the under-pressure Royal Alexandra Hospital.

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Health Secretary pledges to visit RAH and hear staff concerns

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has pledged to visit Paisley's struggling hospital and meet with union leaders.

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Plea to Health Secretary to help Paisley's RAH amid maternity unit staffing crisis

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has been urged to step in and tackle the problems plaguing Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital.

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Untested patients sent to Renfrewshire care homes prior to tragic wave of covid deaths

Dozens of untested hospital patients were sent into Renfrewshire’s care homes before a tragic wave of covid deaths, a damning new report has confirmed.

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RAH nurse joins covid heroes for Queen's opening of Scottish Parliament

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When will health chiefs clear £76m RAH repairs?

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The money given to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to carry out repairs across its entire estate is only half the “eye-watering” repair bill at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.Neil Bibby MSP has lambasted the Scottish Government for its failure to invest in the Paisley hospital after he earlier revealed the repair bill for the site stands at £76million.The total, which includes repairs to the fabric of the building and upgrades to bring the hospital in line with new-build facilities, has jumped from £35m in 2018.Health Secretary Jeane Freeman told the MSP for West Scotland that it was up to the local health board to decide how its capital budget is

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Coronavirus numbers rise across Renfrewshire with 419 new cases this month so far

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensThere were just 58 in the last week of September.To date 1,593 people in Renfrewshire have been diagnosed with the virus.The figures reflect the increased testing being carried out, but dwarf the 329 cases recorded for the whole month of April when Renfrewshire was gripped by the pandemic.The sharp increase has been dubbed “worrying” by Neil Bibby MSP after public health officials warned illegal social gatherings are continuing to contribute to the spread of the virus in Renfrewshire.Mr Bibby, Labour MSP for the West of Scotland, said: “These latest figures are worrying and show the virus is spreading again here in Renfrewshire.“We all have a responsibility to act but it is the responsibility of

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Life-saving report on covid deaths must be done before second wave, says Paisley MSP

Renfrewshire must be published before the region is devastated by a second wave of the disease, an MSP has demanded. A total of 205 people have died from coronavirus since March, making the local authority the fifth worst hit area in Scotland.

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One-in-five furlough workers face the prospect of losing their job

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens The numbers were revealed in a report that warned local businesses are being hammered by the coronavirus lockdown.It confirmed that a “rapid and prolonged increase in unemployment” is on the way, highlighting that 2,600 people lost their jobs in March and April alone.The projected redundancies could see 11,275 people - 11 per cent of Renfrewshire’s working population - on the dole.Neil Bibby MSP dubbed the pending job losses an “economic emergency”.The MSP for West of Scotland told the Express: “The covid crisis is not just a pubic health emergency but an economic one too.“The economic contraction we are now experiencing is three times greater than the global financial crisis - and that’s

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Renfrewshire Covid-19 death toll hits almost 200

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens The death toll means the region remains in the top five counties worst hit by coronavirus in Scotland.It has seen many more deaths than the Scottish average.And last week Renfrewshire had three times as many deaths as Dumfries and Galloway per head of population and twice that of Perth and Kinross, Fife and Aberdeenshire.The figures have been described as “tragic” by Neil Bibby MSP.The MSP for West Scotland last month demanded the Scottish Government investigate why coronavirus has had a much more catastrophic impact on Renfrewshire than other areas.He told the Express: “These figures and the tragic loss of life show the scale of the crisis here in Renfrewshire and with nearly 200 deaths, it

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Renfrewshire politicians join forces in bid to save 700 axed Rolls-Royce jobs

Renfrewshire have joined forces in a bid to save axed Rolls-Royce jobs, saying the loss of workforce will “rip the heart out” of the historic industry. Gavin Newlands MP, Ross Greer MSP, Maurice Corry MSP and Neil Bibby MSP have all condemned the announcement that Rolls-Royce would be cutting 700 of its employed from the company’s plant in Inchinnan.Half of the Renfrewshire plant’s 1,300 strong workforce is set to be axed, in a move that all four MPs have branded “devastating”.The company blamed the job losses on the coronavirus pandemic and warned its entire service division at Inchinnan would go.

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Petition sees 20,000 demand action to stop 700 jobs being axed at Rolls-Royce

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Neil Bibby MSP urged Nicola Sturgeon to do all she could at First Minister’s Questions and Gavin Newlands MP handed in a petition and quizzed the UK aviation minister Kelly Tolhurst MP in Westminister. Read More News: Their action comes as a petition urging Nicola Sturgeon and the Scottish Government to do all it can to safeguard the jobs reached almost 20,000 signatures.Rolls-Royce announced on Wednesday it was axing 700 jobs at its Inchinnan plant – more than half of its 1,300-strong workforce.The axe had been hanging over staff at the site after the company announced at the end of last month it would have to make serious job cuts as a result of the global crisis.The Inchinnan factory

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COVID DEATH TOLL IS WORSE THAN AUSTRALIA

An MSP has demanded answers from the Scottish Government as it is revealed more people have died of coronavirus in Renfrewshire than in Australia.

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MSP Neil Bibby calls on shamed politician Derek Mackay to resign

Disgraced MSP Derek Mackay has been lambasted for leaving the people of Renfrewshire North and West without a voice in parliament in the middle of a global pandemic.

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Pubs will go out of business unless rents are lifted, MSP warns

Pubs will go bust unless rent payments are waived during coronavirus lockdown, an MSP warned.

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