14 YEARS OF FREE PRESCRIPTIONS UNDER THE SNP GOVERNMENT

26,355,740 PRESCRIPTIONS DISPENSED BY NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE LAST YEAR - SAVING HOUSEHOLDS AN AVERAGE OF OVER £400 On the 14th anniversary of prescription charges being scrapped by the SNP Scottish Government, Kaukab Stewart MSP has highlighted that the policy saves the average household in Scotland over £400 a year. Latest figures from the [...]

2025-04-02T11:37:57+00:00April 2nd, 2025|Health, Health and Wellbeing|Comments Off on 14 YEARS OF FREE PRESCRIPTIONS UNDER THE SNP GOVERNMENT

REVEALED: THE IMPORTANCE OF SNP FREE PRESCRIPTION POLICY

SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Kaukab Stewart, has highlighted the latest report from the Trussell Trust which shows how vital the SNP introduced policy of free prescriptions is to the people of Scotland. The Trussell Trust report on people receiving Universal Credit is a damning assessment of the damage cruel DWP policies are having on [...]

2024-09-03T09:37:19+00:00September 3rd, 2024|Health, Health and Wellbeing|Comments Off on REVEALED: THE IMPORTANCE OF SNP FREE PRESCRIPTION POLICY

SNP MSP WELCOMES FURTHER MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING

Kaukab Stewart MSP has welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Government of a further £30 million of funding for two funds aimed at improving mental health and wellbeing in adults, children, and young people. The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults has supported local community groups to deliver programmes focused on connecting people [...]

2024-04-05T08:42:36+00:00April 5th, 2024|Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health|Comments Off on SNP MSP WELCOMES FURTHER MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING

NEW FIGURES: 73,000 Baby Boxes delivered in Glasgow

SNP SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM BIRTH   Kaukab Stewart, SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, has welcomed new figures which show that 72,806 baby boxes have been delivered to support expectant parents across Greater Glasgow and Clyde.   Over 292,000 baby boxes have been delivered across Scotland - each providing around £420 worth of essential items [...]

2024-03-12T14:34:09+00:00March 12th, 2024|Health and Wellbeing, Social security|Comments Off on NEW FIGURES: 73,000 Baby Boxes delivered in Glasgow

Partick Farmers’ Market helps to promote healthy eating

SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Kaukab Stewart has praised farmers’ markets, such as the one held in Partick, for supporting farmers, bringing fresh produce to consumers, and promoting a healthier diet.   Ms Stewart, who represents Partick, raised the topic of healthy eating in the Scottish Parliament, asking the Rural Affairs Secretary what work was [...]

2023-05-11T08:55:55+00:00May 11th, 2023|Food, Health and Wellbeing, Partick|Comments Off on Partick Farmers’ Market helps to promote healthy eating

Welcoming Languages

Welcoming Languages: Including a Refugee Language in Scottish Education is an inspiring, collaborative project based at University of Glasgow School of Education. It is delivered by an international team which also includes the Arabic Centre of the The Islamic University of Gaza الجامعة الإسلامية بغزة in Palestine. I was privileged to attend the launch of [...]

2022-12-13T12:17:42+00:00December 13th, 2022|Anti Racism, Education, Glasgow City Council, Health and Wellbeing, Human Rights, Mental Health, Refugees|Comments Off on Welcoming Languages

Social Security Scotland – building a benefit system to tackle inequality

Last week I read an article in the Daily Record that really rankled with me. It was about the new Social Security Scotland system being developed by the Scottish Government to deliver a range of benefits. Some of these benefits we are taking over from the UK Government, and some are brand new benefits, like [...]

2022-07-26T10:35:25+00:00July 26th, 2022|cost of living crisis, Health and Wellbeing, Human Rights, Independence, Mental Health, Parliament, SNP Manifesto|Comments Off on Social Security Scotland – building a benefit system to tackle inequality

Celebrating Pride Mardi-Gla 2022!

I really enjoyed being part of the amazing Pride Mardi Gla march in Glasgow on 17 July - the first major Pride event in Europe with a theme of bisexuality. The success of this inclusive and diverse event is a wonderful tribute to the many years of campaigning and awareness raising by so many committed [...]

2022-07-19T13:53:11+00:00July 19th, 2022|Glasgow City Council, Health and Wellbeing, Human Rights, LGBTQI+, Mental Health|Comments Off on Celebrating Pride Mardi-Gla 2022!

Abortion Care Summit Constructive and Helpful

As the MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, where the Sandyford NHS Clinic is located, I am very concerned by the protests outside healthcare facilities and the events in the USA, especially the appalling decision taken the US Supreme Court to overturn the finding in the Roe v Wade case. I attended the Abortion Care Summit convened [...]

2022-06-29T10:02:31+00:00June 29th, 2022|Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health|Comments Off on Abortion Care Summit Constructive and Helpful

Are you claiming all the benefits you are entitled to?

Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Advice Direct Scotland in my constituency, where I learned that every year £20 billion of benefits entitlement across the UK goes unclaimed, including a staggering £1.7 billion in pension credit alone. Advice Direct Scotland has created a free online tool for anyone in Scotland to check their [...]

2022-06-29T09:45:34+00:00June 28th, 2022|cost of living crisis, Health and Wellbeing|Comments Off on Are you claiming all the benefits you are entitled to?
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