Health Archives | Our Scottish Future https://ourscottishfuture.org/category/health/ The positive and progressive case for Scotland’s place in the Union Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:45:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ourscottishfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-87851772_135948534617835_7452483147276484608_o-32x32.png Health Archives | Our Scottish Future https://ourscottishfuture.org/category/health/ 32 32 188273756 Fixing Scotland’s NHS In Five Steps https://ourscottishfuture.org/fixing-scotlands-nhs-in-five-steps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fixing-scotlands-nhs-in-five-steps Fri, 08 Mar 2024 11:17:10 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=7333 Here's how to fix Scotland's NHS crisis in 5 steps

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]]> 7333 After Sturgeon Britain Still Needs Repair https://ourscottishfuture.org/after-sturgeon-britain-still-needs-repair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-sturgeon-britain-still-needs-repair Fri, 02 Feb 2024 07:51:19 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=7280 After the row over Nicola Sturgeon's Covid conduct subsides, the deep flaws exposed by the pandemic will still afflict the UK. Time for a British repair job.

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]]> 7280 A Healthier Nation https://ourscottishfuture.org/a-healthier-nation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-healthier-nation Sat, 20 Jan 2024 03:29:45 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=7245 We need to change the way the NHS works. Here's how.

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]]> 7245 The Future of The Scottish Health System: Prevention, Precision & Personalisation https://ourscottishfuture.org/the-future-of-the-scottish-health-system-prevention-precision-personalisation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-future-of-the-scottish-health-system-prevention-precision-personalisation Thu, 18 Jan 2024 08:20:22 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=7206 This first blog of 2024 sets out our thinking on where the NHS stands in Scotland and how the adoption of the “3Ps” can keep it sustainable in the long-term.

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]]> 7206 OSF launches Commission into the Future of NHS Scotland https://ourscottishfuture.org/osf-launches-commission-into-the-future-of-nhs-scotland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=osf-launches-commission-into-the-future-of-nhs-scotland Tue, 12 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=7007 Press Release: Report shows that, without reform, Scotland will need an extra 3,500 hospital beds to cope with ageing population

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]]> 7007 Scotland’s Unsustainable NHS https://ourscottishfuture.org/scotlands-unsustainable-nhs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scotlands-unsustainable-nhs Tue, 12 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=7015 Professor David Kerr on why the NHS needs to embrace change and reform to ensure its long-term survival.

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]]> 7015 We need reform of the NHS to avoid two-tier healthcare https://ourscottishfuture.org/we-need-reform-of-the-nhs-to-avoid-two-tier-healthcare/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-need-reform-of-the-nhs-to-avoid-two-tier-healthcare Sun, 15 Oct 2023 10:23:52 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=6837 Continuing to muddle through is not an option. That way lies the end of the NHS as we know it.

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]]> 6837 What Do Scots Think of The NHS Today? https://ourscottishfuture.org/what-do-scots-think-of-the-nhs-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-do-scots-think-of-the-nhs-today Tue, 10 Oct 2023 11:54:15 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=6764 Polling data on what Scots think of the NHS and our priorities for it.

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]]> 6764 Facing Up To Crisis Britain https://ourscottishfuture.org/facing-up-to-crisis-britain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=facing-up-to-crisis-britain Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:25:01 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=6478 The 48-hour NHS consultants’ strike in England this week provides further evidence of a service that has lost faith in itself.

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]]> 6478 Scaling Up: How to give the Scottish NHS a payrise https://ourscottishfuture.org/scaling-up-how-to-give-the-scottish-nhs-a-payrise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scaling-up-how-to-give-the-scottish-nhs-a-payrise Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:18:12 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=6422 THE SCOTTISH NHS could save £150m a year – and give every NHS Scotland a pay rise of nearly £1000 – by teaming up with UK health services to buy equipment and medical supplies, a paper by Our Scottish Future says today.

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