Reading Time: 17 minutesInformation about how dental services work in Scotland and some of the issues currently facing NHS dental services.
Electric vehicle charging – background and FAQs – updated 2023
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog provides some background on Scottish Electric Vehicle (EV) policy and answers some EV-related Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) received by SPICe.
Update blog on the Scottish carbon capture and storage cluster
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog is linked to a post from March 2023, on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and updates on some ley developments since that post.
National Care Service Bill – more than a year on. Where are we now?
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis blog provides an update on the status of the National Care Service Bill which was introduced in June 2022.
Licensing of short-term lets
Reading Time: 8 minutesA brief description of key elements of the recently introduced licensing system for short-term lets.
Behavioural responses to changes in Income tax
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog explains what behavioural responses to income tax changes are, and how they are forecasted by the Scottish Fiscal Commission.
EU-UK relations – developments on the Horizon?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog sets out the background to Horizon Europe, why it has taken so long to finalise UK association to it and what association might mean for Scotland.
Guest blog: Not all data and statistics can improve lives – how to tell the good from bad
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis guest blog, from Professor Roger Halliday, sets out some of the key questions to ask around data and statistics.
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s scrutiny of the NHS at 75 – what are some of the key issues in 2023?
Reading Time: 6 minutesBetween March and June 2023, the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee heard from all of the territorial health boards in Scotland to find out what the key issues facing the NHS are. This blog summarises some of the themes raised.
King Charles III’s visit to Scotland
Reading Time: 3 minutesKing Charles III’s coronation took place on 6 May 2023. After a coronation, it is custom for a monarch to visit Scotland, Wales, and Northern