Reading Time: 5 minutes An introduction to gambling harms and public health in Scotland.
Tag: Health
Dampness in Scottish social housing
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog looks at the issue of dampness in social housing in Scotland.
Guest blog: What can we learn from the COVID-19 response in supporting migrant and minority ethnic populations?
Reading Time: 4 minutes This guest blog summarises the findings from an expert review for the Scottish Government Coronavirus (COVID-19) Learning and Evaluation Oversight Group. The study was led
How do you design a public (national care) service?
Reading Time: 13 minutes The concept of “co-design” has been prominent in Stage 1 scrutiny of the National Care Service. This blog discusses the co-design approach, using the NCS as an example.
The National Care Service (Scotland) Bill – hub for SPICe material
Reading Time: 2 minutes A hub for all SPICe material on the National Care Service (NCS)
Assisted dying
Reading Time: 6 minutes There 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 minutes This 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 minutes This 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 minute This 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 minutes This 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.