Category: Health
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Labour market update: July 2025
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Sources: UK Labour Market: July 2025 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: July 2025 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the…
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Climate change and health: what are the co-benefits of climate action?
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This guest blog looks at how climate change relates to health and mental wellbeing.
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Balancing the Scottish budget: the challenges ahead
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This blog gives an overview of the Scottish Government’s Medium-Term Financial Strategy, published in June 2025
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Sport and Physical Activity: What is preventing participation?
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The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee recently took evidence on the participation of children and young people in Sport and Physical Activity (PA). As…
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Neurodiversity, Neurodivergence and Neurodevelopmental Conditions: What are we talking about?
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This blog explains the terminology of neurodiversity, neurodivergence and neurodevelopmental conditions.
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Waiting for neurodevelopmental assessments: what do the numbers say?
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This blog presents up-to-date information about the number of people waiting for neurodevelopmental assessments in Scotland.
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Neurodevelopmental Pathways and Waiting Times in Scotland
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This blog outlines the key issues facing people seeking a neurodevelopmental assessment in Scotland.
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Hydrogen and a net zero Scotland: demand
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This blog considers the potential sources of demand for low carbon hydrogen fuel in Scotland, the UK and internationally.
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Hydrogen and a net zero Scotland: supply and transportation
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This blog considers the options for the supply and transportation of low carbon hydrogen fuel in Scotland.
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Scotland’s life and healthy life expectancy: Key facts and figures
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Scotland has the lowest life expectancy and healthy life expectancy (HLE) in the UK and the lowest life expectancy in Western Europe. Life expectancy and…
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Groundhog Day – the return of EU law?
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The recent UK-EU summit saw commitments to work towards agreements which would involve the United Kingdom dynamically aligning with some EU legislation. This blog explores…
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Climate change and the Public Audit Committee
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A look at the role of the Scottish Parliament Public Audit Committee and the work of the Auditor General for Scotland with respect to climate…