Programme for Government 2024-25: Serving Scotland
First Minister John Swinney announced his first Programme for Government on 4 September 2024.
Health and social care
Policies
- Alcohol and drugs
- Child protection
- Death and end of life
- Disabled people
- Food and drink
- Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC)
- Gypsy/Travellers
- Health improvement
- Health workforce
- Healthcare standards
- Illnesses and long-term conditions
- Independent living
- Maternal and child health
- Mental health
- Physical activity and sport
- Primary care services
- Science and research
- Smoking
- Social care
Featured
NHS staff pay: 2024 to 2025
NHS Scotland pay bands, including Agenda for Change staff.
National Care Service
Information about the establishment of a National Care Service to ensure the delivery of consistent and high standards in health and social care services.
Publications
General Practice IT funding: FOI release
20 January 2025
Annual health checks for people with learning disabilities: FOI release
20 January 2025
NHS Orkney recruitment: FOI release
20 January 2025
Consultations
Regulation and licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures: consultation background paper
20 December 2024
Debt Recovery (Mental Health Moratorium) (Scotland) Regulations - draft: consultation
09 December 2024
Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment (ADP): call for evidence and consultation analysis - easy read
29 November 2024
Statistics and research
Health - redesign of urgent care: evaluation - main report
15 January 2025
Health - redesign of urgent care: evaluation - summary report
15 January 2025
Health - redesign of urgent care: evaluation - technical report
15 January 2025
News
Getting the Right Care in the Right Place
Evaluating the introduction of the Redesign of Urgent Care.
Safer Drug Consumption pilot
First Minister says harm reduction approach will help save lives.
Health Secretary praises NHS resilience
Services dealing with ‘extraordinary surge’ in flu cases.
People and directorates
Cabinet Secretary and Ministers
-
Neil Gray MSP
-
Christina McKelvie MSP
-
Maree Todd MSP
Directorates
- Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
- Chief Medical Officer Directorate
- Chief Nursing Officer Directorate
- Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
- Children and Families Directorate
- Early Learning and Childcare Directorate
- Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
- Health Workforce Directorate
- Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
- Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate
- Justice Directorate
- Learning Directorate
- Local Government and Housing Directorate
- Marine Directorate
- Mental Health Directorate
- Population Health Directorate
- Primary Care Directorate
- Social Care and National Care Service Development
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