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)
- 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 deal: 2024 to 2025
Details of pay deal for healthcare staff governed by the Agenda for Change agreement. Includes nurses, midwives, paramedics, allied health professionals, porters and others.
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
Covid loan payments owed by Scottish football clubs: FOI release
04 October 2024
NHS Borders financial issues, meetings, Annual Draft Delivery Plan and Performance Escalation Framework: FOI release
04 October 2024
Content of all drafts of the "Drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2023" report: FOI release
04 October 2024
Consultations
Statistics and research
News
Medical equipment for Ukraine
£800,000 donation of surplus supplies.
Transfer of benefits reaches major milestone
Over 200,000 disabled people newly benefitting from Scottish social security system
Improving palliative care
Consultation on reaching best possible standards.
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
- Health Workforce Directorate
- Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
- Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate
- Justice Directorate
- Learning Directorate
- Marine Directorate
- Mental Health Directorate
- Population Health Directorate
- Primary Care Directorate
- Social Care and National Care Service Development
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