Health
Socioeconomic and health inequalities in Scotland – Election Brief
Author / Creator: Fraser of Allander Institute
Media type: Report
Date published:
This topic brief provides an overview of some of the issues to consider ahead of the General Election 2024 that are relevant to tackling socioeconomic and related health inequalities in Scotland.
This is part of a programme of work, funded by the Health Foundation as part of its improving health and reducing inequalities in Scotland programme.
A Scotland where everybody thrives: Public Health Scotland’s strategic plan 2022 to 2025
Author / Creator: Public Health Scotland
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
Specifically, we want to see life expectancy in Scotland start to improve again. We
want to see the difference in life expectancy between the poorest and wealthiest
areas get smaller
NHS in Scotland 2023
Author / Creator: Auditor General
Media type: Report
Date published:
The Scottish Government needs to develop a clear national strategy for health and social care to address the pressures on services.
Scotland's Covid Reckoning Part 2: Grace Blakeley
Author / Creator: Grace Blakeley
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2024
The economics of lockdown, global trade and lockdown regimes.
Scotland's Covid Reckoning: 1 - Neil Findlay
Author / Creator: Neil Findlay
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2024
Review of Covid pandemic response by the Scottish government
Climate change and the link to microorganisms
Author / Creator: Lynne Copland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2024
The drip of melting Arctic permafrost is now a stream and releasing ancient microorganisms that could make Covid a side-show. Is it too late?
Education matters – our kids' mental health
Author / Creator: Charlie McCarthy
Date published: 2024
Absenteeism in school is a consequence of our kid's mental health. In this article, the author explains how this can be overcome.
Scottish Health Survey, 2022
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
Most public health measures show a decrease in health from 2021, except alcohol and smoking.
Suicide prevention strategy and action plan: consultation analysis
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: consultation response
Date published: 2023
Scotland's suicide prevention strategy and action plan.
How stark are Scotland’s health inequalities?
Author / Creator: The Ferret
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
After consistently increasing over the last four decades overall life expectancy stalled in Scotland in 2013-15
Health Inequalities in Scotland: Trends in the socio-economic determinants of health in Scotland
Author / Creator: David Eiser
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
Socioeconomic factors play a critical role in influencing health and health inequalities.
Huntington’s disease: northern Scotland has one of world’s highest rates and rising sharply – here’s why
Author / Creator: Zofia Miedzybrodzka
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Although Huntington’s disease is particularly common in northern Scotland, our data clearly shows that there is far more Huntington’s diagnosed now than the previous prevalence studies suggest, and more people with the HD gene are testing before the appearance of symptoms to access better care and research trials.
Scotland’s COVID inquiry must be credible, timely and thorough – here’s what needs to happen
Author / Creator: Andrew Watterson
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Four steps for a successful inquiry
No delays
Devolved matters only
What has worked and what hasn’t
Public respons
Scotland won’t prosecute personal possession of class A drugs, but outdated laws prevent deeper reforms
Author / Creator: Rick Lines
Media type: News Media
Date published:
The drug-related death crisis is not only a Scottish problem but one for politicians across all four nations. If the government wants to save lives, it must reform our harmful laws, beginning with the Misuse of Drugs Act.
James McCune Smith: new discovery reveals how first African American doctor fought for women’s rights in Glasgow
Author / Creator: Matthew Daniel Eddy
Media type: News Media
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McCune Smith’s activism showed aspiring African Americans that becoming a professional black physician could be more than simply treating patients. For him, being an expert in medical science also included using his training to fight injustice and inequality.
NHS Scotland: how much is being spent?
Author / Creator: Claire Milne
Media type: Fact check
Date published:
The planned increase in day-to-day spending on health in Scotland between 2006/07 and 2018/19 has gone up by £4 billion to £13 billion. It doesn’t account for inflation though, once that is added the increase is £2 billion.
Believe in Scotland’s Manifesto for Wellbeing.
Author / Creator: The National
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Ask yourself: wouldn’t you like to live in a country with a social/economic/environmental policy framework based on this set of values? Wouldn’t you like to be able to vote to create such a nation?
Ending Lockdown
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
This paper models the cost of a comprehensive testing-based strategy to limit the spread of Covid-19 in Scotland and to allow the country to emerge safely from its blanket lockdown.
The Predictable Crisis
Author / Creator: Nick Kempe
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
Common Weal investigates the impact of Covid-19 in Scottish Care homes and finds that the warnings about the weaknesses in pandemic preparation were repeatedly ignored with the result of causing “The single greatest failure in devolved government since the creation of the Scottish Parliament”
Concern Over Lack Of Testing
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: News Item
Date published:
Common Weal’s Local Groups call for an increase in the ambition of its proposed Test, Trace, Isolate and Support plans.