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
Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Pathway Advisory Group Minutes: June 2024
29 January 2025
Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol policy: FOI release
29 January 2025
Scottish Hospitals Inquiry correspondence: FOI release
29 January 2025
Consultations
Statistics and research
Trends in Rural Scotland: a working paper (2025)
28 January 2025
Health - redesign of urgent care: evaluation - main report
15 January 2025
Health - redesign of urgent care: evaluation - summary report
15 January 2025
News
Improving lives for people with learning disabilities
Fund to support third sector organisations.
Specialist, Specialty and Associate Specialist Doctors accept pay offer
£7.2 million investment in 2024-25 pay.
Protecting, strengthening and renewing the NHS
First Minister sets out major increase in NHS capacity.
People and directorates
Cabinet Secretary and Ministers
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Neil Gray MSP
-
Christina McKelvie MSP
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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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