Public policy as related to health issues, such as alcohol, smoking, drugs and exercise.
In this lecture in May 2018, Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson MSP set out her vision for improving the Scottish economy and addressing challenges such as Brexit and immigration, health funding, education and housing.
Reflections on devolution and tax by Anton Muscatelli, Principal of the University of Glasgow.
Professor Kenneth Gibb, Director of Policy Scotland, comments on six key issues voters should be looking out for in the 2017 Scottish local government elections.
Dr Margaret Craig, GP in Possilpark and Springburn, Glasgow, was consulted by scriptwriter Paul Laverty for the development of ‘I, Daniel Blake’.
Martin Taulbut, Public Health Information Manager, NHS Health Scotland, discusses Universal Credit, public health and the Scottish labour market.
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New research on the potential mental and physical health benefits of utilising outdoor environments in Scottish prisons.
Official presentation of the Commission on Housing and Wellbeing: A Blueprint for Scotland’s Future.
By Breannon Babbel Findings from a recent British Medical Association (BMA) poll [1] have alarm bells ringing for general practice as a whole in the UK, and particularly for general practice in deprived areas. While the poll of 15,560 GPs doesn’t warn of a mass exodus out of general practice, it does indicate that over…
This week’s Policy Scotland Friday Video features Breannon Babbel, Urban Studies researcher at the University of Glasgow. Breannon talks to us about her research and fieldwork with General Practitioners in deprived areas of Glasgow, and how their experiences can help shape policies that address health inequality across Scotland and the UK.