Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog discusses long-term conditions in Scotland, prevalence and future projections.
Category: Health
Bowel Cancer Screening
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn 12 July 2026, the Scottish Government announced that Public Health Minister Maree Todd had asked the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) to consider
Promoting Healthy Ageing in Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn January 2026, SPICe published a briefing on Promoting Healthy Ageing in Scotland. The briefing looked at the influence that lifestyle and environment can have
Useful sources of health and social care information
Reading Time: 8 minutesA list of useful sources of information on health and social care topics, updated regularly.
Dashboards
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFind the latest statistics for your constituency or local area. Constituency profiles Key statistics on population, health, housing, poverty, and the labour market Labour marketUnemployment,
Prevention: The “urgent” topic of the last decade
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog talks about prevention as a method of delivery of public services. It also introduces some of the challenges with implementing prevention from a resource allocation point of view.
Measles in Scotland: Prevalence, prevention, and management
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog will explore the prevalence of measles in Scotland and the United Kingdom, following the recent World Health Organisation announcement that the UK has lost
The UK Internal Market Act 2020 and the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis short blog considers how the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill and the UK Internal Market Act 2020 interact.
SPICe Hub: draft Climate Change Plan
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Scottish Government published a draft Climate Change Plan (CCP) on 6 November 2025, marking the start of 120 days of its parliamentary scrutiny (until 5 March).
The ongoing pursuit of ‘prevention’ in health and social care: Two frameworks and a plan
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis blog will consider three health-related strategy documents in turn: the Operational Improvement Plan (OIP), the Population Health Framework (PHF) and the Health and Social