Health services
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.
Scottish constitution should include the right to free healthcare
Author / Creator: Jim Stamper
Media type: Newspaper article
Date published:
IT was hugely significant that the auditor general recently reported that poor mental health cost the Scottish economy £8.8 billion in 2019.
Scotland’s Unsustainable Health Service Modelling NHS demand to 2040
Author / Creator: Our Scottish Future
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
Projections are that by 2040 three and a half thousand additional beds will be required.
Public Understanding and Expectations of Primary Care in Scotland: Survey Analysis Report
Author / Creator: Scottish Centre for Social Research
Media type: survey report
Date published: 2022
People with fewer qualifications find it difficult to access information about health services. There is a high level of trust in health care professionals. A sense of difficulty to get appointments is widespread. Most people felt more satisfaction with face to face appointments than any other kind. The cost of dental services are felt to be too high and many times unaffordable.