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13 - 11 - 07: Public Health - Ethical Issues Source: Nuffield Council on Bioethics This report considers the responsibilities of government, industry, individuals and others in promoting the health of everyone. The Council concludes that the state has a particular duty to help people lead a healthy life and to reduce inequalities. |
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12 - 11 - 07: Rural Advocacy in ScotlandSource: Scottish Consumer Council This report explores how to best strengthen further the voices of the people who live in our remote and rural communities across Scotland so that decision-makers at all levels hear those voices and take them into account. Summary | Full report |
01 - 11 - 07: 'Fit for Purpose' conference report This is the social enterprise and health conference report which the Government's social enterprise team supported in conjunction with Senscot, The Scottish Forum for Public Health, and NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) |
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26 - 10 - 07: Performance Inspection of Social Work Services: Argyll and Bute Council 2007Source: Social Work Inspection Agency A paper by Sally Macintyre on Inequalities in Health in Scotland produced for the Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities |
24 - 10 - 07: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland Annual Report 2006 - 2007 Source: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland The Mental Welfare Commission's Annual Report for 2006-07 was set before Parliament on 24th October. This report provides an overview of the Commission's work this year. Key findings include marked continued variation in the use of compulsory powers across Scotland, examples of good practice in relation to the principles of the Mental Health Act and the identification of unacceptable environments in some hospital wards. |
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19 - 10 - 07: Inequalities in Health in Scotland : What Are They and What Can We Do About Them?Source: Medical Research Council A paper by Sally Macintyre on Inequalities in Health in Scotland produced for the Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities |
17 - 10 - 07: Tackling Obesities: Future Choices Source: Foresight The Foresight project aims 'To produce a long-term vision of how we can deliver a sustainable response to obesity in the UK over the next 40 years.' The project can be divided into 5 phases: Scope, Review, Analysis, Development and Launch & Action. The project is currently in the 'Launch & Action' phase. Summary of key messages | Project Final Report [16 mb file size] |
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09 - 10 - 07: Recovering Mental Health in ScotlandSource: Scottish Recovery Network The research draws on the experience of nearly 70 individuals across Scotland to highlight factors that helped and hindered their recovery from long-term mental health problems. |
09 - 10 - 07: Routes to RecoverySource: Scottish Recovery Network Routes to Recovery was developed by the Scottish Recovery Network (SRN) based on interviews with people in recovery from long-term mental health problems. It offers information and suggestions for recovery but is not designed as a step by step guide to recovery. |
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26 - 09 - 07: Regeneration and the race equality duty Source: Commission for Racial Equality In this, one of its last major investigations before the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) becomes operational, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) asked whether this spending was helping to promote integration and cohesion and close some of the inequalities that are known to exist between different ethnic groups. They also considered how the race equality duty to have due regard to the need to eliminate unlawful racial discrimination, and to promote equality of opportunity and good race relations, which is now in its sixth year, has influenced the outcomes of regeneration across England, Scotland and Wales. Summary report | Full report |
19 - 09 - 07: Scotland's Approach to Housing Policy and Strategy in Relation to Disability and Race Source: Disability Rights Commission This report is for anyone interested in how national and local housing strategy takes into account the experiences, needs and aspirations of disabled people and people from minority ethnic communities. It aims to influence the wider public policy debate. It is also specifically intended to inform the work of the new Equality and Human Rights Commission, which will be operational from October 2007. |
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19 - 09 - 07: A Lot Done, A Lot To Do - Our vision for an integrated BritainSource: Commission for Racial Equality In this document, the CRE set out how to put plans into action in specific fields of life, looking first at the situation today, the existing challenges and the work the CRE has done to date, before setting some ambitious goals for those entrusted with the job of promoting racial equality in the future. |
14 - 09 - 07: Ethnicity and patterns of employment and careSource: Equal Opportunities Commission Policy paper about ethnic minority parents with young children and their different patterns of working and caring, based on a new analysis of the Millennium Cohort Surveys |
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09 - 09 - 07: Changes in child exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (CHETS) study after implementation of smoke-free legislation in Scotland: national cross sectional surveySource: BMJ The objective of this research was to detect any change in exposure to secondhand smoke among primary schoolchildren after implementation of smoke-free legislation in Scotland in March 2006. |
09 - 09 - 07: Changes in exposure of adult non-smokers to secondhand smoke after implementation of smoke-free legislation in Scotland: national cross sectional surveySource: BMJ The objective of this research was to measure change in adult non-smokers' exposure to secondhand smoke in public and private places after smoke-free legislation was implemented in Scotland. |
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04 - 09 -07: Life Expectancy for Administrative Areas within Scotland, 2004-2006Source: General Register Office for Scotland |
30 - 08 - 07: Primary care out-of-hours servicesSource: Audit Scotland This report looks at how out-of-hours care has been managed and delivered since responsibility for it shifted from GPs to NHS boards in 2004. Since then, 95 per cent of Scotland's GP practices have opted out of providing 24-hour care to their patients. |
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27 - 08 - 07: Voices for All report Source: SIGN |
August 2007: Talk 2 - Supporting parents to talk to their children about growing up, relationships and sexual health Source: Talk 2 Talk 2 is a new project open to all parents and carers in Glasgow. The project offers support to help parents feel prepared to talk with their children and teenagers about growing up, puberty, relationships and sexual health. |
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16 - 08 - 07: Managing Long Term Conditions Source: Audit Scotland This report into care for people with long-term conditions shows that services are improving but suggests that more needs to be done. It recommends that improvements to care in the NHS can be made by targeting resources better, further developing community-based services and driving a national strategy. |
13 - 08 - 07: Improving Services and Support for Older People with Mental Health ProblemsSource: The UK Inquiry into Mental Health and Well-Being in Later Life The UK Inquiry into Mental Health and Well-Being in Later Life has published its final report, Improving Services and Support for Older People with Mental Health Problems Executive summary | Full report |
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24 - 07 - 07: Obesity and Public Policy: Thinking Clearly and Treading CarefullySource: Scottish Council Foundation This paper clarifies what we do and do not know about the so-called obesity epidemic, and critically examines the evidence about the causes and consequences of obesity. |
July: The Gender Agenda – the unfinished revolution!Source: Equal Opportunities Commission This report by the Equal Opportunities Commission warns sex equality is still generations away and calls for urgent action to close the stubborn gaps that persist in pay, family life, public services, justice, safety and power. Guidance on the gender equality duty for the Scottish voluntary sector This guidance is for voluntary sector workers or volunteers who need to improve their understanding of the gender equality duty |
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10 - 07 - 07: Getting a Life: Alcohol, Drugs and Early YearsSource: Scotland's Future Forum Scotland's Futures Forum has published a position paper from a recent workshop on early intervention on drug and alcohol abuse and the links to ethnicity. |
02 - 07 - 07: Making a complaint about the NHSSource: Health Rights Information Scotland The revised leaflet explains how to complain using the NHS complaints procedure. It has been produced as a national version, but HRIS have also worked with Health Boards across Scotland to produce 14 local versions that include contact details for making a complaint in each area. |
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29 - 06 - 07: Performance Inspection of Social Work Services: Glasgow City Council 2007Source: Social Work Inspection Agency Performance Inspection Report of Glasgow City Council's Social Work Services Summary | Full report |
28 - 06 - 07 : Financial Inclusion and Capability In Rural ScotlandSource: Scottish Council Foundation This report by Dierdre Elrick presents the main findings of a study on financial inclusion and capability in rural Scotland. The key aim has been to improve understanding of consumer experiences with financial services, products and information/advice in diverse rural communities:
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26 - 06 - 07: ‘A Fairer Future: Building Understanding - Moving Forward Together’Source: See Me This report presents the findings of the first major survey of the extent, nature and impact of stigma and discrimination on individuals with experience of mental ill health and those closest to them. It paints a picture of a Scotland more aware and accepting of mental health problems than before the 'see me' campaign was set up in 2002. But it also exposes continuing problems with stigma and discrimination, particularly within family and friends, the community, in employment and in services. |
June: Inspection Matters 06/07 Source: Social Work Inspection Agency June newsletter from the Social Work Inspection Agency |
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12 - 06 - 07: Young People and Food Safety - Five Years On Source: Scottish Consumer Council This research demonstrates that there is good and reasonable knowledge of food hygiene issues in some areas. However the areas of poor knowledge are remarkably similar to those found in 2000. |
11 - 06 - 07: SIGN Patient Guidelines on dementia, epilepsy in children and young people and lung cancer Source: SIGN The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) writes guidelines which give advice to people who work in the health service and patients about the best tests and treatments that are available. These patient guidelines will: explain the recommendations in the clinical guideline; and help to make patients aware of what tests and treatments they should expect to receive from the NHS. Dementia Epilepsy in Children and Young People Lung Cancer |
| 10 - 06 - 07: Older and Wiser - Findings from our unannounced visits to NHS continuing care wardsSource: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland |
09 - 06 - 07: Towards Recovery Competencies in Scotland - The Views of Key Stakeholders GroupsSource: University of Stirling Funded through the National Programme Small Research Grants Programme Marguerite Schinkel and Nika Dorrer have produced an interesting and informative research report on developing recovery competencies in Scotland. |
| 04 - 06 - 07: Stakeholder Perspectives on the Scottish Diet Action Plan ReviewSource: Scottish Consumer Council |
30 - 05 - 07: Summary of evidence: Need and effective Interventions for Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug MisuseSource: West Lothian Drug Action Team This publication draws together key findings of two pieces of work commissioned jointly by West Lothian Council and NHS Lothian, Services for Tobacco, Alcohol & Drug Users in West Lothian: A needs assessment 2007, by Dawn Griesbach and Literature Review of Effective Interventions for Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Misusers 2007, by Andy Rome. |
| 30 - 05 - 07: Performance Inspection of Social Work Services - The Highland Council Source: Social Work Inspection Agency |
29 - 05 - 07: Closer to Equality? Source: Compass This report assesses New Labour’s record on equality after 10 years in government |
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29 - 05 - 07: Multi-agency inspection - Collaborative working across services for older people in TaysideSource: Social Work Inspection Agency Full report | Summary report |
28 - 05 - 07: Call for improvement: the experience of members of the public in contacting their local NHSSource: Scottish Consumer Council This report explores what happens when people try to make contact with the NHS in their area. This starts with trying to find the right phone number or email address to get access to advice and information. How well these initial enquiries are handled has a direct impact on how confident callers feel about using NHS services, and, equally importantly, how well they feel they have been treated as individual consumers. |
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24 - 05 - 07: Moving on Up? The Way Forward - Final Report on the Investigation into Visible Minority Ethnic (VME) Women at Work in Scotland Source: Equal Opportunities Commission The final report on the investigation into Visible Minority Ethnic (VME) women at work in Scotland |
10 - 05 - 07: ‘Confidentiality – it’s your right’ - updated leaflet Source: Health Rights Information Scotland This leaflet informs you how the NHS protects your personal health information |
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10 - 05 - 07: ‘How to see your health records’ - updated leaflet Source: Health Rights Information Scotland This leaflet informs you about your right to see your health records |
18 - 04 - 07: An Analysis of UK Drug PolicySource: UK Drug Policy Commission The report finds that despite successive attempts by governments to control the demand for and supply of illegal drugs, drug policy appears to have had minimal impact on the overall level of use of illegal drugs in the UK. Executive summary | Full report |
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10 - 4 - 07: Spring 2007: The Quarterly Review of Alcohol ResearchSource: The Portman Group The Quarterly Review of Alcohol Research provides a regular, easily-digested summary of recent research into the psycho-social and medical aspects of alcohol consumption |
March 2007: Multi-Agency Inspection of Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Ayrshire ReportSource: Social Work Inspection Agency The report of the pilot multi-agency inspection of services for people with learning disabilities in Ayrshire. |
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29 - 03 - 07: Better business – a strategy and action plan for social enterprise in ScotlandSource: Communities Scotland The strategy ‘Better business – a strategy and action plan for social enterprise in Scotland’ highlights the important contribution a social enterprise business model can make to life in Scotland. |
27 - 03 - 07: Healthy Food Provision and Promotion in Primary School: What impact is it having on food choices? Source: Glasgow Centre for Population Health The Glasgow Centre for Population Health and Glasgow City Council published new research findings which reveal Glasgow's progress in encouraging primary school pupils to eat healthily in school. This research reveals that children still avoid eating vegetables and the majority of them bring crisps, sweets or chocolate into school to eat during break time. Findings | Briefing Paper |
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19 - 03 - 07: Adult placement services - extension to registration period Source: Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care The Scottish Parliament has agreed to extend the registration period for adult placement services. |
19 - 03 - 07: DISABILITY 2020: Opportunities for the full and equal citizenship of disabled people in Britain in 2020Source: ippr There is a 'two-way relationship' between poverty and disability among Britain's children, according to a report published by the Institute for Public Policy Research. It warns that if the government is going to end child poverty by 2020, ministers will need to do more to help disabled children and parents. |
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15 - 03 - 07: Bringing Equality to Scotland: The Three Public Sector Duties Source: Disability Rights Commission In Scotland the DRC, EOC and CRE have worked together to produce a paper on all the public duty. The paper sets out to identify and explore the common features of the three public sector duties and to highlight the key differences. |
07 - 03 - 07: Confidentiality – your rights. Leaflet for under 16s Source: Health Rights Information Scotland Health Rights Information Scotland (HRIS) has produced a new leaflet, ‘Confidentiality – your rights’, which tells children and young people how the health service keeps their information private. |
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February: 'Recruiting, Retaining and Developing Disabled Volunteers'Source: Disability Rights Commission The Disability Rights Commission has produced 'Recruiting, Retaining and Developing Disabled Volunteers' as guidance for volunteer opportunity providers. |
27 - 02 - 07: The Quality of Care Services in ScotlandSource: Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care This report considers evidence from the Care Commission’s first four years in existence to assess the quality of care provided across all sectors and also the difference in availability of these services across local authority areas. |
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16 - 02 - 07: Inequalities in mortality in Scotland 1981-2001Source: Medical Research Council This report combines the use of death records from 1980-2002 with Census data from 1981, 1991 and 2001 to provide a comprehensive picture of the changing patterns of inequalities in mortality in Scotland. It details inequalities by individual socio-economic circumstances and area deprivation (based on Carstairs deprivation categories and the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation Income Domain), as well as highlighting geographical inequalities. Executive Summary | Full Report |
14 - 02 - 07: How Small Children Make a Big DifferenceSource: The Work Foundation In this thought provoking new report Alan Sinclair of the Work Foundation advocates that the early years of our children need to be given the prominence they deserve across society. Through research evidence and commentary he describes the link between early childhood and subsequent adulthood, the conditions necessary to give children the best start in life, and how support and education in parenting plus well-delivered enriched day care can pay dividends to families, children and society. Download report |
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12 - 02 - 07: Sustainable Housing Design Guide for Scotland Source: Communities Scotland Download guide |
07 - 02 - 07: Commission for Racial Equality Manifesto Source: Commission for Racial Equality |
| 26 - 01 - 07: COSLA Health Improvement Business PlanSource: COSLA |
25 - 01 - 07: Consumer - what's in a name? Why it can be helpful to think of people as consumers Source: Scottish Consumer Council The Scottish Consumer Council (SCC) has published a short leaflet entitled “Consumer – what’s in a name?” which outlines why the SCC thinks that it can be useful to think of people as consumers, even if they don’t actually like to call themselves ‘consumers’. Download leaflet |
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09 - 01 - 07: Growing older and wiser together Source: Scotland's Future Forum A futures view on positive ageing |
02 - 01 - 07: Making Markets Work: Serving Demand From Low Income Consumers Source: Scottish Council Foundation in their new report ‘Making Markets Work: Serving Demand From Low Income Consumers’, SCF explore why those living on low-incomes tend to pay more for services including banking, borrowing and household fuel. |
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14 - 12 - 06: Overview of the financial performance of the NHS in ScotlandSource: Audit Scotland This report looks at the financial performance of the NHS in Scotland in the 2005/06 and the outlook for the future. It finds that there are record levels of funding going into the health service and the NHS ended the 05/06 year in surplus. |
December 2006: Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in Scotland 2006Source: New Policy Institute This is 2006 edition in a series of reports which began in 2002 with the aim of providing an independent assessment of the progress being made in eliminating poverty and reducing social exclusion in Scotland. |
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11 - 12 - 06: Breakdown Britain - Interim report on the state of the nationSource: Social Justice Policy Group This report contains interesting statistical information on issues including poverty, family breakdown, addiction and the impact of the voluntary sector across the UK |
December 2006: Denying the vulnerable a second chance - Undervaluing Britain’s third sector in the fight against povertySource: Social Justice Policy Group The Social Justice Policy Group makes policy recommendations to the Conservative Party on issues of social justice. This report provides evidence of the voluntary sector tackling poverty, addiction, family breakdown, educational failure, indebtedness and economic dependence across the UK |
| November 2006: Scrutiny and the Consumer This paper outlines the SCC approach to the scrutiny of public services, including all inspection, auditing, regulation and complaints handling functions. It argues for greater consumer involvement and focus in the activities of scrutiny bodies and for the results of these activities to be visible and available to consumers. |
November 2006: Local housing need and affordability model for Scotland A new independent report provides a comprehensive picture of affordable housing need across the country.
The Bramley report, commissioned by Communities Scotland and the Scottish Executive, is an update on a model first used in 2003, and gives estimates of affordable housing need across Scotland. Summary | Full report (4mb) |
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11 - 11 - 06 : Priorities for Health - BMA Scotland’s manifesto for the Scottish Parliament Elections 2007Source: BMA Scotland BMA Scotland's manifesto for the Scottish Parliament Elections 2007 identifies key priorities for health in Scotland. It considers issues affecting public health, NHS reform and the medical workforce. |
August 2006: Consent - it's your decision Source: Health Rights Information Scotland (Scottish Consumer Council ) Informing patients about right to consent to health care and treatment Health Rights Information Scotland (HRIS) has launched two new leaflets to tell patients about their right to be involved in decisions about their own health care. Consent - it’s your decision is for people of all ages. Consent - it's your decision will be available from NHS boards in the following formats:
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August 2006: Consent - your rights Source: Health Rights Information Scotland (Scottish Consumer Council ) Consent - your rights has been written specifically for children and young people under the age of 16. HRIS has also produced a poster to promote the availability of the leaflet for under 16s. For more information, please contact Sarah Wheeler, HRIS Development Officer (email swheeler@scotconsumer.org.uk or phone 0141 227 8446). |
27 - 6 - 06: SIGN Guideline 87: Management of Oesophageal and Gastric CancerSource: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network This guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the management of all patients diagnosed with oesophageal or gastric cancer. The guideline adopts a multidisciplinary approach with involvement of all professionals in the care of patients. Included are all patients with squamous cancer of the thoracic oesophagus and all patients with adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus or stomach. Download the guidelines here |
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June 2006: Building on Success: Consumer satisfaction with public servicesSource: Scottish Consumer Council This publication brings together the Scottish Consumer Council's recent work across the public sector and reports on their new survey on consumer satisfaction with public services. Download the report here |
30 - 05 - 06: How the NHS works: Governance in Community Health Partnerships - Self Assessment ToolSource: Audit Scotland Abstract: Community Health Partnerships (CHPs) are being established across Scotland and are anticipated to play a central role in reshaping our health services. NHS boards are devolving key areas of responsibility and large amounts of resources to their CHPs. Critical to this is the need for sound governance arrangements to be in place to support CHPs in doing the job expected of them, and to ensure that resources are used properly and to good effect. |
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9 - 3 - 06: Review of local CHD and stroke prevention strategies Source: The Heart Health Executive Group Abstract: This paper examines primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Scotland. Although recognising both are important and complementary, it focuses on a "population approach" (i.e. reducing risk in whole populations) as opposed to a high-risk approach (i.e. reducing risk in individuals at high risk of CVD). It charts the progress to date in Scotland in preventing CVD and improving its risk factors, documenting a range of positive policies and actions throughout the country. |
9 - 3 - 06: Report into OSCR's 2005 - 2006 public consultation Source: Partners in Evaluation Scotland The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 introduces new duties and responsibilities for the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). Amongst these will be the duty to keep a Scottish Charity Register, and the responsibility to make decisions on applications for entry on the Register on the basis of the charity test. The legislation also introduces new responsibilities for charity trustees, including the requirement to provide information to OSCR and seek OSCR's consent in certain circumstances. |
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22 - 11 - 05: Investing in Communities Manifesto Source: Big Lottery Fund Lottery money worth £275 million is to be invested in Scotland's communities over the next three years by the Big Lottery Fund. |
28 - 7 - 06: A Scottish Prescription: Managing the use of medicines in hospitals Source: Audit Scotland Key findings Main report |
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March 2005: National Standards for Community Engagement Source: Communities Scotland Abstract: The National Standards for Community Engagement have been developed with the involvement of over 500 people from communities and agencies throughout Scotland. They are a practical tool to help improve the experience of all participants involved in community engagement to achieve the highest quality of process and results. |
7 - 1 - 05: Well? What do you think? (2004)Source: MORI Scotland |
Miscellaneous Publications
This page provides publications from miscellaneous sources including the Scottish Consumer Council, the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, BMA Scotland and SIGN.