Scotland's Population Health Framework
The Population Health Framework sets out Scottish Government's and COSLA’s long-term collective approach to improving Scotland’s health and reducing health inequalities for the next decade.
Footnotes
1. Influenced by the King’s Fund Population Health Pillars and the Institute of Health Equity’s eight Marmot principles.
2. There is known contention around the terminology of ‘community and voluntary sector’ vs ‘third sector’. For this document, we are using the terminology that was agreed by our stakeholders and use it to include charities, social enterprises, voluntary and community organisations that work with communities of place, identity or interest.
3. Buck et al. (2018), A vision for population health: towards a healthier future, King’s Fund.
4. The references to ‘health and care’ in the vision refer to outcomes for the population as well as health and care services.
5. A person-centred approach is one that aligns with the Getting it right for everyone (GIRFE) principles
6. An accompanying technical note in the Evidence Paper details the analysis undertaken to support the development of the aim and outlines how progress towards the aim will be measured.
7. Fiscal Sustainability Report – April 2025 | Scottish Fiscal Commission
8. Life Expectancy in Scotland 2021-2023 - National Records of Scotland (NRS)
9. Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) gives everyone the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
10. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024.
11. Based on the King’s Fund Pillars of Population Health and Institute of Health Equity’s Eight Marmot Principles.
12. National Good Food Nation Plan – Good Food Nation Outcomes
13. New Deal with Local Government – Verity House Agreement
Contact
Email: PHF@gov.scot