Health – Page 7 – SPICe Spotlight

Guest blog: What can we learn from the COVID-19 response in supporting migrant and minority ethnic populations?

November 29, 2022 SPICe

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis 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?

November 17, 2022 SPICe

Reading Time: 13 minutesThe 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

November 9, 2022 SPICe

Reading Time: 2 minutesA hub for all SPICe material on the National Care Service (NCS)

Assisted dying

October 14, 2022 SPICe

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?

October 7, 2022 SPICe

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog looks at COVID-19 cases in Scotland by neighbourhood, based on data from Public Health Scotland.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): deaths at a local level in Scotland

September 22, 2022 SPICe

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

September 14, 2022 SPICe

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.