Saving lives from cardiac arrest strategy announced
Falkirk West MSP Michael Matheson has welcomed the launch of a new strategy which aims to save 1,000 lives from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) over the next five years. Scotland’s Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Strategy is the first such comprehensive document...Michael welcomes new study which shows full extent of carer population
A new analysis of the extent of unpaid caring in Scotland has shown that around 759,000 people are caring for a relative, friend or neighbour which is around 17 per cent of the population. The publication gives one of the clearest and most detailed pictures of the...Michael welcomes extension of Doggy bag scheme.
A hugely successful pilot scheme to offer diners doggy bags is set to be extended across Scotland, Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced. The 16 restaurants participating in Zero Waste Scotland’s Good to Go trial saw dramatic reductions in food waste...NEW FIGURES SHOW NHS STAFF NUMBERS AT RECORD HIGH
Falkirk West MSP Michael Matheson is welcoming new figures showing that NHS staff numbers in Scotland are continuing to grow and stand at a record high – as Scottish Government investment in the health service continues to pay off. Figures on public sector employment...Photos
Michael with Falkirk East MSP Angus MacDonald and Mike King from The Helix at The Kelpies, part of The Helix Project