The vote is a major blow to the Government with the SNP no longer having enough backing to secure progress of the legislation.

Health spokesperson Gillian Mackay MSP said: ‘The National Care Service Bill is not fit for purpose and has lost the support of trade unions and other key stakeholders. 

‘There are some positives within the Bill that I hope MSPs from all parties would want to see enacted. For example, giving people living in care homes the right to see and spend time with loved ones, greater support for carers to take personalised respite breaks, and greater access to advocacy and information.

‘The Government must radically rethink and reduce the scope of this Bill. That means focusing on increasing support and rights to those providing care, including unpaid carers. Without that fundamental change and shift in focus we cannot support it.'

The motion which was proposed by Glasgow Green Cllr Anthony Carroll called for the Bill to be radically reduced to focus on increasing support and rights to those providing care, including unpaid carers.

Robert Kilgour, executive chairman of Renaissance Care, said the National Care Service was a ‘dead man walking' in its current proposed form and the Government would have to go ‘back to the drawing board with full and proper engagement with all stakeholders on the best way forward'.

Social care minister Maree Todd said she was 'disappointed' the Scottish Greens had withdrawn their support for the Bill, adding: 'The Independent Review of Adult Social Care, carried out by Derek Feeley, recommended that we establish a National Care Service underpinned by a human rights-based approach and giving a voice to people with lived experience at every level. 

'We've made it clear there is space for dialogue and agreement around the provisions in the Bill so that we can address the concerns of the thousands of people who are telling us social care and community health needs to change.' 

The minister said the cost of delivering the National Care Service would be less than 1% of the amount of money spent annually on social care over the 10-year period between 2022 and 2032. 

She added: 'We already spend more than £5bn a year on social care including implementing Fair Work measures. We will prioritise supporting the workforce through our plans to pay the Real Living Wage to the sector from April 2025 as set out in our Programme for Government.'