Scotland is lagging behind England in improving its NHS performance in the wake of the covid pandemic. An analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found that while hospital activity and waiting times have improved in England, no similar uplift has occurred in Scotland.1 "NHS performance...
ranged from 5.4 to 8.7 percent. The NHS workforce vacancy rate in the third quarter of 2024/2025 stood at 5.4 percent in North East and Yorkshire, whereas it stood at 8.7 percent in London. Vacancy figures decreased in March 2020, which corresponds to the first wave of the COVID-19 ...
Speaking on the BBC's Good Morning Scotland radio programme today, John Swinney, the deputy first minister, praised teenagers who came forward to have a jab. Vaccine Hesitancy COVID Vaccine hesitancy among teenagers and young adults has decreased, ananalysis by the Office for National Statistics(...
However, in neither England or Scotland are “the people” recognised as a defined entity, and although things like “the public” and “the public interest” are frequently used in law, I don’t think that even these terms have ever been defined in any declaration. On the other hand, th...
Introduction This study aimed to quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access and inequalities in primary care dental services among children and adults in Scotland. Methods Access was measured as any NHS Scotland primary care dental contacts derived from administrative data from January ...