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Morning Call: 29/12/2014

Louise White

29/12/2014

BBC Radio Scotland - Morning Call, 29/12/2014

Louise White asks if it's time to get tough on drunks who clog up A&E?

Louise White asks if it's time to get tough on drunks who clog up A&E.

TOPIC 1: DRUNKS IN A&E
Doctors in Scotland have backed calls for police and prosecuting authorities to come down harder on abusive drunks in accident and emergency departments. They want weekend campaigns which would see them arrested, charged and given a criminal record rather than merely admonished or fined. Dr Cliff Mann, the head of the College of Emergency Medicine in England and Wales said current methods of dealing with drunks don't work as a deterrent as many people end simply repeating their behaviour. His position has been supported by Martin McKechnie Chair of the College of Emergency Medicine in Scotland.

Louise asks: Is it time to get tougher on drunks who clog up A&E?

TOPIC 2: SOLAR POWER
Scotland's solar power capacity has increased by about a third in the past year, according to new figures. More than 35,000 homes and 600 business premises now have solar photo-voltaic (PV) systems, December figures from regulator Ofgem show. The capacity of these systems has reached 140 megawatts, a rise of 32% from 106 megawatts last year. However, solar power capacity is still small compared to wind energy which has almost 40 times the installed capacity. Green energy campaigners are calling on the Scottish government to do more to help homes and businesses harness the power of the sun.

Louise asks: Have you embraced renewable energy?

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