Guidance on SOAs was published on the Scottish Government website on 4th December. The Guidance is designed to ensure the next round of Single Outcome Agreements ‘puts prevention at the heart of public services’. Scottish Government has sent the new Guidance to Community Planning Partnership … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities and Physical Activity a Priority for Public Services
Ministerial Taskforce on Health Inequalities reconvenes
The Ministerial Taskforce on Health Inequalities has been reconvened to examine what still needs done to narrow the health gap between the richest and poorest people in Scotland. The original Taskforce led to the Scottish Government’s social framework Equally Well. Chaired by Public Health Minister … [Read more...] about Ministerial Taskforce on Health Inequalities reconvenes
Charity calls for action on fuel poverty report
The interim report of the Scottish Fuel Poverty Forum, on which Age Scotland sits, has been published and its findings endorsed by the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Alex Neil. Late last year, the Forum was asked by Mr Neil to present a range of recommendations to help towards the delivery … [Read more...] about Charity calls for action on fuel poverty report
