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Had scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon. For the scottish conservatives, Ruth Davidson. For the Scottish Labour party, Kezia Dugdale. Representing the scottish liberal democrats, Willie Rennie. This Ukip David Coburn and for the scottish greens, Patrick Harvie. Applause we also want all of you to join in at home. You can argue along with the debate using social media. The hashtag is Leaders Debate. We will come back shortly and take opening state m e nts come back shortly and take Opening Statements from all of our panel, but first jackie bird statements from all of our panel, but Firstj...

Thatis great to see that good care like that is happening, but we have to invest in the services to patients. where she and i agree is on the importance of getting that investment into the nhs for patients, clearing backlogs, but also recognising that staff of it under huge pressure from the pandemic, that's why we have the process for the cute affordability, retention, these issues. we have an independent process, and with respect to that, i think there union should too. respect to that, i think there union should too-— respect to that, i think there union should too. ., ., ., should too. s...

Of the nhs estate, and also things like technology, getting the investment in technology to make their working conditions better, because one of their frustrations is often the tech. if the tech is not supporting theirjobs. there is a range of things that impact on staff morale. part of that is getting the right services to patients, and part of it is looking at the estate, the tech, and the many other things alongside pay. you tech, and the many other things alongside pay-— tech, and the many other things alongside pay. tech, and the many other things alonuside -a . ., . ., , alongside pay....

Investing more in the nhs, but we are also recognising we need to invest more in care, that's why i'm talking to care staff today who do a brilliantjob up and down the country, recognising how important they are in terms of getting people out of hospital into care settings, because that is one of the ways we relieve a lot of pressure on the nhs when we have 13 and a half thousand people in hospital you are ready to leave medically but they need does care packages. you leave medically but they need does care packages-_ care packages. you say you are investin: care packages. you say you are inve...

Have an independent process, and we have an independent process, and we have accepted that in full. that comes on top of the extra prior prioritisation of the nhs, but at other that we need to focus on patients. we need to get the waiting lists down, that is why we have invested the extra 6.6 billion over the next years, so we have prioritised the nhs and social care in the autumn statement at a time of difficulty for the economy, because we recognise we need to get those things down. it's notjust about pay stop when i talk to staff across the nhs they talk about nhs estate,... but pay does ma...