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| MSPs consider more GP protection | MSPs consider more GP protection |
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| Plans to improve protection for GPs and community midwives are to be considered by MSPs. | |
| The measures were prompted by an attack on Dr Helen Jackson, 56, who was stabbed at her surgery in Hyndland Road, Glasgow, in August. | The measures were prompted by an attack on Dr Helen Jackson, 56, who was stabbed at her surgery in Hyndland Road, Glasgow, in August. |
| Ambulance workers, doctors, nurses and midwives working in a hospital or responding to an emergency are currently protected by the law. | Ambulance workers, doctors, nurses and midwives working in a hospital or responding to an emergency are currently protected by the law. |
| GPs, nurses and midwives on non-urgent calls in the community are not covered. | GPs, nurses and midwives on non-urgent calls in the community are not covered. |
| An extension to the Scottish Government's Emergency Workers Act has been laid before the Scottish Parliament. | |
| Vital service | Vital service |
| Public Health Minister Shona Robison said: "We owe our NHS staff a huge debt of gratitude for the work they do on a daily basis sometimes in challenging circumstances. | Public Health Minister Shona Robison said: "We owe our NHS staff a huge debt of gratitude for the work they do on a daily basis sometimes in challenging circumstances. |
| "Sadly there are a mindless minority who think it is acceptable to abuse and attack health workers ignoring the vital service they provide and the terrible impact this kind of behaviour can have on staff morale. | "Sadly there are a mindless minority who think it is acceptable to abuse and attack health workers ignoring the vital service they provide and the terrible impact this kind of behaviour can have on staff morale. |
| "The brutal knife attack on a GP in her surgery in Glasgow back in August was a shocking incident and highlighted that health workers working in the community are vulnerable." | "The brutal knife attack on a GP in her surgery in Glasgow back in August was a shocking incident and highlighted that health workers working in the community are vulnerable." |
| She added that the Emergency Workers Act, which was passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2005, did not go far enough. | She added that the Emergency Workers Act, which was passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2005, did not go far enough. |
| The draft order will be debated by Holyrood's subordinate legislation committee. | The draft order will be debated by Holyrood's subordinate legislation committee. |
| A man has appeared in court in connection with the incident at the GP's surgery. | A man has appeared in court in connection with the incident at the GP's surgery. |