Details of the Scottish Government's spending plans.
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
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- Healthcare standards
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- Smoking and vaping
- Social care
Featured
Publications
Display restrictions to products and prices for herbal smoking products, heated tobacco devices, vaping and nicotine products in Scotland - Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment
10 July 2026
NHS Chairs Meeting: February 2026
07 July 2026
British Association of Medical Aesthetic Nurses (BAMAN) correspondence regarding the regulation of non-surgical cosmetic procedures: FOI release
07 July 2026
Consultations
Scottish Social Services Council - registration requirements: consultation on proposed changes
02 July 2026
Adult victims of human trafficking and exploitation: guidance on support - consultation: easy read
04 May 2026
Adult victims of human trafficking and exploitation: guidance on support - consultation
25 March 2026
Statistics and research
News
Action on vapes
Consultation on packaging, appearance and display of tobacco and vaping products.
Investing in community mental health support
DFM: Improving access to local support is a priority.
Sarah Horan appointed as Chief Midwifery Officer for Scotland
Providing professional leadership for midwifery across Scotland
People and directorates
Cabinet Secretary and Ministers
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Angela Constance MSP
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Maree Todd MSP
Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and Drugs
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Alison Thewliss 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
- 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