Reading Time: 6 minutesThis post provides further details on other recent announcements relevant to food policy in Scotland, as well as parallel developments in food policy in the rest of the UK.
Category: Health
Next steps towards a Good Food Nation – do we have the right plan?
Reading Time: 12 minutesThis guest blog provides background to the development of a National Good Food Nation Plan for Scotland.
Climate change and health: what are the co-benefits of climate action?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis guest blog looks at how climate change relates to health and mental wellbeing.
Sport and Physical Activity: What is preventing participation?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Health, Social Care and Sport Committee recently took evidence on the participation of children and young people in Sport and Physical Activity (PA). As
Neurodiversity, Neurodivergence and Neurodevelopmental Conditions: What are we talking about?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog explains the terminology of neurodiversity, neurodivergence and neurodevelopmental conditions.
Waiting for neurodevelopmental assessments: what do the numbers say?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog presents up-to-date information about the number of people waiting for neurodevelopmental assessments in Scotland.
Neurodevelopmental Pathways and Waiting Times in Scotland
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog outlines the key issues facing people seeking a neurodevelopmental assessment in Scotland.
Scotland’s life and healthy life expectancy: Key facts and figures
Reading Time: 6 minutesScotland has the lowest life expectancy and healthy life expectancy (HLE) in the UK and the lowest life expectancy in Western Europe. Life expectancy and
Pulling back the screens on NHS performance reporting
Reading Time: 4 minutesA look at NHS performance reporting.
The Care Reform (Scotland) Bill (Formerly National Care Service (Scotland) Bill) – the final hurdle
Reading Time: 10 minutesThe Care Reform (Scotland) Bill started life as the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill in 2022. This blog will provide some background to the passage