Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog provides a further update on long COVID, including services, funding, research and recent parliamentary business.
Category: Health
How can an understanding of agency be helpful in alleviating suffering?
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs part of the Scottish Parliament’s academic engagement work, SPICe welcomes academics to apply to carry out a fellowship in a particular policy area, as
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Scotland – Prevalence, treatment, and private care
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog will explain what ADHD is, its prevalence in Scotland, and current issues affecting access to ADHD treatment.
Private healthcare in Scotland FAQs
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog will explore the extent of private healthcare use in Scotland.
Economic inactivity and poor health in Scotland
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog summarises the key points of a SPICe briefing that explores the relationship between poor health and economic inactivity in Scotland.
Artificial intelligence in healthcare: social and ethical challenges
Reading Time: 4 minutesScotland’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy aims to promote the use of “trustworthy, ethical and inclusive” AI technologies. This blog discusses some of the ethical and social challenges that arise from the use of AI in healthcare.
Artificial intelligence: how might it be used in healthcare?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog explains how AI could be used in healthcare. It highlights both current and potential near-future applications in NHS Scotland.
The National Care Service Bill – the next chapter(s)
Reading Time: 11 minutesThis blog will provide an overview of the latest development in the passage of the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (NCS Bill/the Bill). The blog
Artificial intelligence: how it works and what it can do
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog explains what AI is, how it works and what it can do. It also defines common AI terms.
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill – Parliamentary consideration prior to Stage 3
Reading Time: 11 minutesAn extended blog post looking at Parliamentary consideration of the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill prior to Stage 3.