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Where does health care end and social care begin

WebReading Time: 7 minutes As part of the programme to mark 20 years since the creation of the Scottish Parliament, SPICe has been publishing twenty “20 year” blog …

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Health and social care: who pays, who decides

WebThe net amount available to support additional spending on health and social care will be around £12 billion per year, as some of the additional revenue will be …

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Health and Social Care integration Part 1: Are Integration …

WebReading Time: 3 minutes This blog will explore the progress of health and social care integration. It will evaluate this progress against the core suite of integration …

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Has devolution been good for our health

WebBetween 1992 and 2011, it took 5.5 years to add a year of life expectancy for women and just 4 years for men. However, over the last 7 years, this improvement has …

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Does the end of Stage 1 bring clarity for the proposed National …

WebThe National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (NCS) has made unsteady progress through its first Parliamentary stage,since its introduction in June 2022. More …

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The Health and Wellbeing of Scotland’s Children and Young …

WebReading Time: 6 minutes The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the health and wellbeing of children and young people, which …

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Mental health and adults with incapacity law in Scotland – what …

WebReading Time: 5 minutes This blog provides a summary of the key mental health and adults with incapacity law in Scotland, information on current reviews and …

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National Care Service Bill – more than a year on. Where are we now

WebIntroducing the Bill in June 2022. The Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 20 June 2022, just over a year ago.. There are three stages for a Bill, and …

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Mental health of young adults (18-24) in Scotland

WebIn 2019, 23% of 16–24 year-olds surveyed reported a score of 4+, which compared to 19% in the age category with the second highest score (25-34).The 16-24 …

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The (budgetary) times they are a changin’: 20 years of devolved …

WebAs part of the programme to mark 20 years since the creation of the Scottish Parliament, SPICe will publish twenty “20 year” blog posts on SPICe Spotlight over the …

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Pharmaceuticals in the environment: Introduction and cross-sector

WebReading Time: 5 minutes This is a guest blog by Lydia Niemi from the Environmental Research Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands, on …

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After the transition period – Export Health Certificates

WebThe EHCs cover goods including meat, fish, poultry, eggs and dairy products. In November 2020, Scotland Food and Drink wrote to the Prime Minister about …

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The National Care Service will be here soon…or will it

WebCan a national care service fulfil our expectations and whatever happened to integration? As we’ve said in SPICe before, labelling something a national service that …

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Dampness in Scottish social housing

WebThe latest Scottish House Condition Survey, published in 2019, estimated that relatively few of Scotland’s homes suffered from dampness and condensation. Ninety …

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Fiscal sustainability: long term thinking required! – SPICe Spotlight

WebThe Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) yesterday published its first fiscal sustainability report, looking at a long term (50 year) trajectory for Scotland’s population …

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The First Minister’s Statement on “Our Priorities for Scotland”

WebReading Time: 10 minutes On 18 April 2023, the new First Minister, Humza Yousaf MSP, made a statement to the Parliament, setting out his government’s priorities. …

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The 2023-24 Programme for Government – three missions: …

WebThis blog provides a summary and analysis of the 2023-24 Programme for Government.

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Programme for Government 2022-23 – a focused response to the …

WebReading Time: 14 minutes On 6 September 2022, the First Minister set out the Programme for Government (known as the “PFG”) 2022-23 to the Parliament. The PFG …

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Scottish Budget 2024-25: in the bleak midwinter – SPICe Spotlight

WebThe result is that the difference between social security funding through Block Grant Adjustments (BGAs) and the spending that must be met from within the …

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