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The bus fare cap will cover journeys in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire and Inverclyde Bus fares in the west of Scotland will be capped at £2, First Minister John Swinney has announced.
巴士票价上限将涵盖格拉斯哥、伦弗鲁郡、艾尔郡、邓巴顿郡、拉纳克郡和因弗克莱德的行程 苏格兰首席大臣约翰·斯温尼 (John Swinney) 宣布,苏格兰西部的公交车票价将上限为 2 英镑。
The move takes effect from Monday morning for journeys in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire and Inverclyde.
该举措从周一早上开始对格拉斯哥、伦弗鲁郡、艾尔郡、邓巴顿郡、拉纳克郡和因弗克莱德的旅程生效。
In his programme for government, Swinney also confirmed plans to cut Scotland's health boards from 14 to two in what he said was the "most significant structural reform in the NHS in the era of devolution".
在他的政府计划中,斯温尼还确认了将苏格兰卫生委员会从 14 个削减至 2 个的计划,他称这是“权力下放时代 NHS 最重要的结构性改革”。
He vowed that by 2031, no patient will wait longer than 26 weeks for the treatment they need - an apparent downgrade on a promise in 2011 that patients should not wait longer than 12 weeks for inpatient or day-case treatment after diagnosis.
他发誓,到 2031 年,患者等待所需治疗的时间不会超过 26 周,这显然是对 2011 年承诺的承诺的降级,即患者在诊断后等待住院或日间治疗的时间不应超过 12 周。
This is the first programme for government in the seventh session of the Scottish Parliament and outlines the government's policy and legislative goals.
这是苏格兰议会第七届会议上的第一份政府计划,概述了政府的政策和立法目标。
The bus fare announcement is part of an SNP manifesto pledge to cut the cost of bus travel to £2 per single fare for every journey in the country by the end of this parliamentary term.
此次巴士票价公告是苏格兰民族党宣言的一部分,该宣言承诺到本议会任期结束时,将全国每次旅行的巴士旅行成本削减至每单次票价 2 英镑。
A cap is already in place in the Highlands and islands.
高地和岛屿已经实施了上限。
Swinney did not say when it will be extended to the rest of Scotland. Swinney to cut Scottish health boards from 14 to two and roll out £2 bus fare cap Swinney's 100-day push gives way to bigger battles ahead Western Isles bus fares capped at £2 under pilot scheme Plans to cut the number of health boards from 14 to two are intended to free up more time and capacity for treatment.
斯温尼没有透露何时将其扩展到苏格兰其他地区。 斯温尼将苏格兰卫生委员会从 14 个削减至 2 个,并推出 2 英镑公交车票价上限 斯温尼的 100 天努力让位于未来更大的战斗 根据试点计划,西部群岛巴士票价上限为 2 英镑 将卫生委员会的数量从 14 个减少到两个的计划旨在腾出更多时间和能力进行治疗。
Work began on this proposal last November and splits the country into east and west, with the chief executives of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lothian taking the lead.
这项提案的工作于去年 11 月开始,并将该国分为东部和西部,由 NHS 大格拉斯哥和克莱德区以及 NHS 洛锡安区的首席执行官牵头。
It is unclear whether this new structure will result in financial savings by cutting senior roles or streamlining departments.
目前尚不清楚这种新结构是否会通过削减高级职位或精简部门来节省资金。
The trade union Unite branded the plan to cut health boards a "slash and burn programme for the NHS".
联合工会将削减卫生委员会的计划称为“NHS刀耕火种计划”。
Union general secretary Sharon Graham said the measures would "inevitably result in swingeing cuts and thousands of job losses across the public sector", as she warned that workers "will not be the collateral damage for the Scottish government's failings".
工会秘书长莎伦·格雷厄姆表示,这些措施“不可避免地导致公共部门大幅裁员和数千人失业”,她警告说,工人“不会成为苏格兰政府失误的附带损害”。
Other key announcements include the introduction of a misogyny bill - a proposal which was dropped in May last year as the government said it did not have time to draft the legislation to reflect the Supreme Court judgement on the definition of a woman before the Holyrood election.
其他重要公告包括引入厌女症法案——该提案于去年 5 月被放弃,因为政府表示没有时间起草立法来反映最高法院在荷里路德选举前对女性定义的判决。
Swinney said he would give the "personal leadership required to tackle the epidemic of male violence against women and girls" and announced a public health campaign to challenge misogynistic attitudes in boys and young men.
斯温尼表示,他将提供“解决男性暴力侵害妇女和女孩现象所需的个人领导力”,并宣布开展一项公共卫生运动,挑战男孩和年轻男性中的厌恶女性态度。
Swinney said his plans intended to deliver "real, lasting improvements to people's lives".
斯温尼表示,他的计划旨在“真正、持久地改善人们的生活”。
He said: "By rewiring a system of services designed for the last century, we will simplify and reshape organisations on which everyone relies and ensure every pound of investment achieves maximum impact.
他表示:“通过重新构建上个世纪设计的服务系统,我们将简化和重塑每个人所依赖的组织,并确保每一磅投资都能发挥最大的作用。
"As we do so, we will build on the most generous cost of living package anywhere in the UK while continuing to tackle inequality, poverty and division.
“当我们这样做时,我们将建立在英国任何地方最慷慨的生活费用计划的基础上,同时继续解决不平等、贫困和分裂问题。
"This is a programme for government to deliver a fairer, healthier and more prosperous nation."
“这是政府旨在打造一个更公平、更健康和更繁荣的国家的计划。”
Scottish Labour's acting leader Jackie Baillie said she was not sure that two mainland health boards would be sufficient and called for a specific board covering the Highlands and north east.
苏格兰工党代理领袖杰基·贝利(Jackie Baillie)表示,她不确定两个大陆卫生委员会是否足够,并呼吁设立一个覆盖高地和东北部的特定委员会。
She said the SNP's attitude towards the health service is to "promise the world but "deliver nothing but failure", adding that Scotland's patients "deserve so much better".
她表示,苏格兰民族党对医疗服务的态度是“向世界做出承诺,但“除了失败什么也做不了”,并补充说苏格兰的患者“应该得到更好的待遇”。
Reform UK Scotland leader Malcolm Offord describes Swinney's pledges as the "same old empty promises, rebranded".
英国苏格兰改革党领袖马尔科姆·奥福德将斯温尼的承诺描述为“同样古老的空洞承诺,只不过被重新命名”。
He criticised plans including GP walk-in clinics, food price caps and the "welcome to school" bag for primary one pupils as "gimmicks", not "reforms".
他批评全科医生预约诊所、食品价格上限和小一学生“欢迎上学”书包等计划是“噱头”,而不是“改革”。
The Scottish Greens were critical of the bus fares plan for not going far enough and the NHS reforms, saying scrapping regional health boards would cause significant concern among patients and staff.
苏格兰绿党对公交车票价计划和国民医疗服务体系改革持批评态度,称废除地区卫生委员会将引起患者和工作人员的严重担忧。
The party's health spokesperson Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill called for reassurances that there would be no compulsory redundancies of NHS staff, while co-leader Gillian Mackay said that free bus travel should have been expanded to everyone.
该党的卫生发言人凯莉·金罗斯-奥尼尔(Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill)呼吁民众保证不会强制裁员 NHS 工作人员,而联合党魁吉莉安·麦凯(Gillian Mackay)表示,免费巴士出行应该扩大到所有人。
Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay said his party had been arguing that Scotland's public sector was "bloated and inefficient" but said he had little faith in the government's ability to deliver reforms.
苏格兰保守党领袖拉塞尔·芬德利表示,该党一直认为苏格兰的公共部门“臃肿且效率低下”,但表示他对政府实施改革的能力缺乏信心。
He said: "Just look at the mess they have made of Police Scotland which lurches from one crisis to another, or the millions they squandered on their abandoned National Care Service."
他说:“看看他们把苏格兰警察局弄得一团糟,从一场危机到另一场危机,再看看他们在废弃的国家护理服务上浪费了数百万美元。”
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