Scotland’s Maternity Services - Amendment 2
Submitted by:
Dr Sandesh Gulhane
Date lodged:
Tuesday, 04 November 2025
Motion type: Amendment
Motion reference: S6M-19512.2
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 05 November 2025
As an amendment to motion S6M-19512 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Scotland’s Maternity Services), insert at end “; recognises that a comprehensive NHS workforce plan is required for doctors, nurses and midwives to address staffing shortages, and that women in rural areas in particular are facing difficult journeys to access maternity services; urges the Scottish Government to swiftly make improvements to maternity services across Scotland and ensure that the recommendations and requirements issued by Healthcare Improvement Scotland following maternity service inspections are fully implemented, and calls on the Scottish Government to pause its plans to downgrade neonatal intensive care units until the national investigation has concluded and the Scottish Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce has reported on it.”
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Related motion
Motion ref. S6M-19512
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, November 3, 2025
Supported by: Carol Mochan, Paul Sweeney
Amendments that have not been voted on
Motion ref. S6M-19512.1
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Motion ref. S6M-19512.3
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Jenni Minto, Maree Todd