An SNP politician has stepped aside as a member of Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board (IJB) – describing her time on the…
leader Jacqueline Cameron, her party’s candidate for Paisley and Renfrewshire South in July’s General Election, was replaced by her colleague Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes on the IJB earlier this month.
In a statement, the elected member, who learned about her Westminster selection days after the passing of her mum Margaret in October, explained why she has left the IJB. “When I became the SNP prospective parliamentary candidate for Paisley and Renfrewshire South I knew that I would have to dedicate a lot of my own time to my campaign.
“Recently, we had discussions within our group around the number of boards each elected member is on. It was agreed that for parity we would have a reshuffle and Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes, who was previously an IJB member, agreed to take on the role.
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