Born in 1946 and brought up in Cupar, Fife, I was educated at the local school - 
Shadow Health Minister Ms Shona Robison MSP and SNP MSP for Banff and Buchan Mr Stewart Stevenson have today (Monday) welcomed the statement from the BMA, RCN and Royal College of Midwives that supports the SNP amendment to the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Bill, which calls for legislation to be extended to protect all NHS staff.
Commenting, Ms Robison said:
"The SNP has long campaigned for the Emergency Workers Bill to be extended to protect all NHS staff.
"Every employee has the right to go to work without threat of abuse or attack and this is why the Executive must award all front line staff the same rights.
"We continue to hear of nurses that are attacked in the workplace just for trying to do their job and this is why better safeguards must be put in place as soon as possible."
"Every employee has the right to go to work without threat of abuse or attack and this is why the Executive must award all front line staff the same rights.
"We continue to hear of nurses that are attacked in the workplace just for trying to do their job and this is why better safeguards must be put in place as soon as possible."
Speaking later Mr Stevenson said:
"My amendment to the Bill would ensure greater rights for all. There should be universal protection for staff, whether they work in the emergency services or indeed other areas of the NHS.
"This statement from the BMA, RCN and Royal College of Midwives simply proves that greater security is needed and I hope that it will spur MSPs from across the political spectrum to vote to support our NHS staff."
"This statement from the BMA, RCN and Royal College of Midwives simply proves that greater security is needed and I hope that it will spur MSPs from across the political spectrum to vote to support our NHS staff."
