Health Services are devolved to the Scottish government
The Scottish Government has shown consistent support for the NHS and contributes more per head of population than England, and without threats of privatisation.
What health services can Scotland provide?
The organisaton and provision of health and care services are important matters for the people of Scotland. The Scottish Government has shown consistent support for the NHS and contributes more per head of population than England and without threats of privatisation
NHS Scotland: how much is being spent?
The planned increase in day-to-day spending on health in Scotland between 2006/07 and 2018/19 has gone up by £4 billion to £13 billion. It doesn’t account for inflation though, once that is added the increase is £2 billion.
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Fact check
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The Barnett Formula Myth Destroyed – It does not subsidise Scotland
The Barnett Formula will withhold from Scotland, over the five years covered by the spending review, enough money to have hired approximately 7,955 additional NHS medical professionals. That is not a bonus – it’s a smoke and mirrors mechanism that aims to reduce the Scottish Government’s spending power in real terms.
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Assessment report
Common Weal's Manifesto for a National Care Service
In this Manifesto, released ahead of the Scottish Government’s Independent Review of Adult Social Care the group lays out the principles of care that should be met by any proposed blueprint for Care reform and will be followed up in due course with a comprehensive blueprint for an NCS that would meet these principles and align with the values of Common Weal.
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Policy Paper
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