The Health of Women and Girls: Health and Social Care Policy - Beyond the Women's Health Plan

Footnotes

1 Jeffrey G. Barriers to Women in Accessing Healthcare in the UK – A Review. LSE Public Policy Review. 2025; 3(4): 5, pp. 1–12. DOI: https://ppr.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.31389/lseppr.122

2 Gender policy coherence: annual statement 2025 – gov.scot

3 Jeffrey G. Barriers to Women in Accessing Healthcare in the UK – A Review. LSE Public Policy Review. 2025; 3(4): 5, pp. 1–12. DOI: https://ppr.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.31389/lseppr.122

4 Jeffrey G. Barriers to Women in Accessing Healthcare in the UK – A Review. LSE Public Policy Review. 2025; 3(4): 5, pp. 1–12. DOI: https://ppr.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.31389/lseppr.122

5 Scotland’s Population Health Framework 2025-2035 p11

6 scotland.shinyapps.io/phs-pharmacy-first-scotland-app/

7 VAWG includes domestic abuse, rape, sexual assault, stalking, commercial sexual exploitation (including prostitution), and so called ‘honour based’ violence, including female genital mutilation and forced marriage.

8 Scottish Government Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2023-24

9 Scotland’s Mental Health and Wellbeing: Strategy

10 Scotland’s Mental Health and Wellbeing: Strategy

11 Psychological therapies and interventions specification – gov.scot and Core mental health standards – gov.scot

12 Self Harm Strategy and Action Plan

13 mcclelland-h.-loney.-k.-etherson-m.-platt-s.-2022.-risk-and-protective-factors-associated-with-suicide-oucomes-in-scotland.-unpublished-manuscript.pdf

14 Cancer Strategy for Scotland 2023-2033 p47

15 HPV immunisation statistics Scotland – School year 2024/2025 – HPV immunisation statistics Scotland – Publications – Public Health Scotland

16 No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation – News – Public Health Scotland

17 UK NSC recommends HPV self-sampling option for under-screened women in cervical screening programme – UK National Screening Committee

18 HPV immunisation statistics Scotland – School year 2024/2025 – HPV immunisation statistics Scotland – Publications – Public Health Scotland

19 https://publichealthscotland.scot/population-health/conditions-and-diseases/sexual-health/data-and-intelligence/overview/

20 Referrals to NHS Board Commissioned Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Services

21 Real-world evidence on the utilization, clinical and comparative effectiveness, and adverse effects of newer GLP-1RA-based weight-loss therapies – PubMed

22 Simon Community Women’s Health Plan Focus Groups: Summary of Findings

23 Alzheimer’s and other dementia deaths – National Records of Scotland (NRS)

24 National carers strategy – gov.scot

25 Age Scotland, Focus Group Report Women’s Health Plan Phase 2

26 Age Scotland, Focus Group Report Women’s Health Plan Phase 2

27 National Care Service (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum (para 72): Financial Memorandum accessible (parliament.scot)