Reading Time: 7 minutesOn 13th January 2025, Glasgow opened the United Kingdom’s first Safer Drug Consumption Facility, The Thistle. This blog post outlines key information about Safer Drug
Tag: Health
How is Scotland Performing?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks at how Scotland is performing against the 81 National Indicators in the National Performance Framework.
Whatever happened to NHS performance reporting?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Scottish Government assesses NHS performance via a performance contract with NHS Boards. The Local Delivery Plan (LDP) guidance 2015-16 set out the LDP standards,
National Care Service Update: September 2024 – January 2025
Reading Time: 10 minutesThe story of the National Care Service Bill so far, and news of a (possibly) surprising ending. This blog will consider what has happened over
How do the Scottish and UK assisted dying bills compare?
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis coming Friday (29th November 2024), the House of Commons will debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The introduction of the Bill
Public Health/Planetary Health – how key is the NHS in bringing the emergency home?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog will consider some reports that have been published looking at health and public health in relation to climate and sustainability. The blog also
Long COVID: Update October 2024 Â
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog provides a further update on long COVID, including services, funding, research and recent parliamentary business.
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.