I would be happy to consider that. The retention of people who go through training in Scotland is critically important, as is the continued attraction of people from other countries to work in our NHS.

We know that health inequalities exist and have been exacerbated by Covid, which is why we are taking further targeted action through the inclusion health action and general practice support project, with £1.3 million of funding dedicated so far. We are also stabilising our highly valued community link worker capacity in Glasgow, with £3.6 million of funding for three years already confirmed.

The needs of rural communities are also at the forefront of our policy making. Our new national centre for remote and rural healthcare is now in its delivery phase and will initially have an intense focus on primary care.

It is clear that our health and social care system, which has primary and community care at its centre, will require reform to remain sustainable and meet growing demand. I will continue to work with our professional bodies and the people of Scotland to deliver on our ambition for a thriving and sustainable primary care service that is focused on both mental and physical health to be at the heart of the healthcare system.

I move amendment S6M-12214.2, to leave out from “the Scottish Government’s” to end and insert:

“that, every day, public services continue to face the aftermath of the biggest shock faced since the establishment of the NHS—dealing with the combined impact of a pandemic, Brexit, which Scotland overwhelmingly rejected, and a cost of living crisis, amplified by catastrophic UK Government mismanagement; recognises that, in the face of over a decade of UK Government austerity, the Scottish Government’s draft Budget will invest over £2.1 billion in primary care to improve preventative care in the community; welcomes that the Scottish Government’s commitment to NHS staff has meant that Scotland is the only part of the UK not to lose any days to strikes; further welcomes an increase of 271 additional GPs in headcount terms since 2017, and a record expansion of GP speciality training, which will see over 1,200 GP trainees in Scotland in the next year; recognises the unique challenges that rural and island communities face and therefore welcomes the Scottish Government’s intention to publish a Remote and Rural Workforce Recruitment Strategy by the end of 2024; welcomes the expanded primary care multi-disciplinary team workforce, with over 4,700 staff working in these services, including physiotherapy, pharmacy and phlebotomy; notes the doubling of mental health spending in cash terms from £651 million in 2006-07 to £1.3 billion in 2021-22, and that, as a result of that investment, child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) staffing has more than doubled; highlights the investment of over £100 million in community-based mental health and wellbeing support for children, young people and adults since 2020; acknowledges that the Scottish Government has exceeded its commitment to fund over 800 additional mental health workers in numerous settings, including over 350 in GP practices; welcomes the ongoing £1 billion NHS Recovery Plan to increase capacity and deliver reform, and pays tribute to, and thanks, the entire health and care workforce for its unstinting efforts to provide services through a very challenging period.”