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  • PHS Board papers for 8 February 2023

    • 08 February 2023
    • Publications
    • Corporate information

    PHS Board papers for 8 February 2023

  • Evaluating the impact of alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP) on alcohol-attributable deaths and hospital admissions in Scotland

    • 21 March 2023
    • Publications
    • Alcohol

    We used a natural experimental study design to look at the impact of MUP on deaths and hospital admissions caused wholly or partially by alcohol consumption in Scotland. We used data for England as the main geographical control group. Data for English regions was used in sensitivity analyses.

  • Sample outcomes planning tool for local action to tackle child poverty

    • 27 November 2019
    • Publications

    This resource supports Local Authorities and NHS Boards with the duty to produce a Local Child Poverty Action Report (LCPAR) using an outcomes planning approach. It is intended to help local partners identify and review activities, help improve existing delivery, and find possible gaps to address.

  • Child poverty: The national and local drivers

    • 02 October 2019
    • Publications
    • Children
    • Poverty

    This briefing looks at the causes of child poverty, which are likely to vary across Scotland. Child poverty is driven by factors including income from social security and benefits in kind, income from employment, and the costs of living, including housing, food and fuel costs.

  • Child poverty: Scale, trends and distribution

    • 26 June 2019
    • Publications
    • Poverty

    This briefing looks at the scale and distribution of child poverty in Scotland. Almost one in four children in Scotland was living in relative poverty in Scotland. Current levels of child poverty are not inevitable: they have changed over time in both Britain and Scotland. Projections of child poverty levels in Scotland suggest these are likely to increase unless concerted action is taken.

  • Child poverty and low income: Health impact and health inequalities

    • 02 October 2019
    • Publications
    • Children
    • Poverty

    This briefing looks at how poverty can impact on children’s health, education and development, and how this creates inequalities in Scotland.

  • Health and wellbeing interventions in a school setting

    • 07 December 2019
    • Publications
    • Children
    • Poverty

    This review and summary report examines the effectiveness of health and wellbeing interventions in a school setting to potentially reduce inequalities in educational outcomes.

  • Child poverty briefing

    • 16 January 2020
    • Publications
    • Children
    • Poverty

    These reports focus on child poverty in larger families. They describe the issues faced by these families and what can be done to reduce child poverty in this priority group.

  • Briefing on child poverty

    • 05 March 2019
    • Publications
    • Children
    • Poverty

    This briefing explores child poverty and its relationship to health and wellbeing.

  • Public Health Scotland delayed discharges consultation: summary of responses and actions

    • 10 March 2022
    • Publications
    • Delayed discharges

    This document provides a summary of agreed actions and proposed timescales following the National Advisory Group for Delayed Discharge Information meeting on 12 May 2021 and provides an update as at March 2022.