South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has welcomed the news that EIS-FELA’s members have voted to accept a pay deal which will resolve a long-running pay and conditions dispute involving college lecturers. College lecturers have been undertaking rolling strike action over the past few years but after following Scottish Government assurances,…

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has demanded action on waits for CAMHS services across Dumfries and Galloway. The Scottish Government’s standard is of 90 per cent of young people to commence treatment for specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health services within 18 weeks of referral. According to figures released this…

Figures released by Public Health Scotland on Tuesday show delayed discharge numbers are still a big concern in Dumfries and Galloway, according to Colin Smyth MSP. When comparing June 2023 with July 2024, the figures in Dumfries and Galloway have decreased slightly (down by 6.6 per cent), however the figures…