Reading Time: 2 minutesA hub for all SPICe material on the National Care Service (NCS)
Category: Health
Assisted dying
Reading Time: 6 minutesThere have been various attempts over the last two decades to change the law to permit assisted dying in Scotland, and other parts of the UK. This blog will consider previous legislative attempts in Scotland and explore some of the issues that have made it difficult to legislate in this area in the past
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Which neighbourhoods have the most cases?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog looks at COVID-19 cases in Scotland by neighbourhood, based on data from Public Health Scotland.
NHS and Social Care over Winter 2022-23
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog discusses some of the potential challenges facing the NHS and social care services this winter.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): deaths at a local level in Scotland
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis post looks at data from the National Records of Scotland which breaks down deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) at a local level.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Vaccinations in Scotland – latest data
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog looks at data from Public Health Scotland and the Scottish Government daily data on the number of vaccinations which have been administered in Scotland.
Monkeypox – Origin, prevalence, and management
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog explores issues around the origins, prevalence and management of the recent monkeypox outbreak.
What is ethical commissioning and why does it matter?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog explores ethical commissioning as part of the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill.
The National Care Service will be here soon…or will it?
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis extended blog will have a brief look inside the National Care Service Bill, now it’s arrived and consider what’s in it, and, perhaps more interestingly, what is not.
Rural health and social care in Scotland
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog outlines when rural health and social care has been discussed in the Scottish Parliament and some of the recent and forthcoming developments.