Scottish Parliament Change Fund Motion

A motion is being put forward in the Scottish Parliament by Humza Yousef MSP with regard to the Reshaping Care Change Fund, which is the Scottish Government’s initiative for developing more preventative health and social care.  The motion calls for the third sector to be treated as an equal partner as part of the Change Fund, and reads as follows:   "That the Parliament welcomes the three-year continuation of the Reshaping Care Change Fund announced in the Scottish Government's draft budget; believes that it has the potential to catalyse the shift to preventative public services and recognises the key contribution that the third sector will make to the agenda, and considers that, for the fund to meet its objectives, the third sector must be treated as an equal partner in all local change partnerships and that spending on prevention and early intervention must be given the highest priority." The text of the motion can also be read on the Scottish Parliament websitewhich also gives the names of MSPs who are supporting the bill.