August 2017
Prepared by NHS Highland’s Health Improvement Team, Public Health
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Topic / Page
Alcohol/drugs / 1
Communities (incl rurality, community planning) / 1
Early Years, children and young people / 2
Food, weight, physical activity / 3
General / 3
Health Inequalities, equalities, poverty / 4
Mental health and wellbeing / 6
Older people / 6
Tobacco, smoking, cigarettes / 7
Violence and abuse / 7
Work, health, employability / 7
Alcohol/drugs
Alcohol-related deaths
- Institute of Alcohol Studies press release
- Holyrood magazine articles and
- National Records of Scotland
Liquor licensing statistics 2016-17 Scottish Govt press release with links to online table
See under:
- General – knowledge services health improvement alert
Communities: community planning, community development, and rurality issues
Highlands and Islands Enterprise – strengthening communities conference Aviemore 21-22 September
Achieving excellence in pharmaceutical care: strategy for Scotland
Includes a section on access in remote and rural communities, with a case study from NHS Highland.
Holyrood Magazine article on bringing empty homes back into use
Community-led health: Community Health Exchange (CHEX) – ebulletins read the latest on
The Place of Kindness: Combatting loneliness and building stronger communities report by Carnegie UK Trust and Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Review of the Community-led regeneration approach as delivered via the People and Communities Fund This study focuses on 12 sample projects. It explores “if and how the Fund and its community-led/co-production approach is effective in contributing to positive and sustainable change for individuals in some of the most disadvantaged communities across Scotland”. One of the projects is in Argyll, another in Gairloch.
Evaluability assessment of community hub pilots in NHS Fife and NHS Forth Valley: a report for the Scottish Government’s Sustainability and Seven Day Services Task Force
Early years, children and young people
Objectively measured physical activity levels of Scottish children: analysis from a sub-sample of 10-11 year olds in the Growing up in Scotland study report uses data from the GUS longitudinal study to explore the physical activity and sedentary levels in Scottish 10-11 year olds. Analysis also examines differences by gender and area deprivation.
Scottish Parliament briefing: Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill: Consideration Prior to Stage 3
Education Policy Institute evidence review on social media and children’s mental health
Briefing by NHS Health Scotland: Unintentional injuries and home safety guidance . Summary of highly processed evidence that reviews advice on home safety and preventing unintentional injuries for parents
Young Carers in Glasgow: health, wellbeing and future expectations “from April 2018, local authorities and health boards will be legally required to provide a ‘young carer statement’ which identifies and provides eligible support to those providing care. This new study looks at the prevalence, health and future expectations of young carers in Glasgow “
Baby Boxes – safe sleeping – Scottish Government press release
Scottish Govt consultation: extending children’s rights – guidance for education authorities and school staff on assessment of capacity and consideration of wellbeing of children aged 12-15, in respect of additional support for learning in school education. Closing date 17 November
Providing the best medicine: evidence in support of breast (milk) feeding in neo-natal units
See also:
- Work & health for article on training
- General – knowledge services health improvement alert
Food, weight, physical activity
Scottish Govt consultation on guidance for local authorities on Part 9 of the Community Empowerment. This consultation relates to allotments/food growing, and can be found on the deadline is 17 November.
See also:
- General – knowledge services health improvement alert
- Older people – enquiry into hunger among older people across the UK
General
Carers (Scotland) Act 2016: please note the different timescales for these consultations
- Consultation on a Carers’ Charter deadline is 22 October
- Consultation on draft regulations deadline is 24 September
Carers UK – annual report State of Caring 2017 – survey of carers read the press release and report on
National Records of Scotland – population 2016 – annual review
- Scottish Govt press release
- National Records of Scotland publication
Funerals
- Planning your own funeral Scottish Government leaflet
- Funeral poverty – Scottish Govt plan
Knowledge Services – health improvement alert topic areas include: alcohol, children and young people; disabilities, food and nutrition, mental health and wellbeing, obesity, older people, oral health, physical activity, sexual health, smoking, substance misuse and addictions
Self-directed support - publication of report by Audit Scotland
- Audit Scotland Press release
- Audit Scotland report (full text, supplements, easy read summary) can be found on
- Holyrood Magazine article
Free personal and nursing care, Scotland, 2015-16 Statistics Release presents the latest client and expenditure figures (financial year 2015-16) for Free Personal and Nursing Care (FPNC). This release presents information from a variety of sources to give a picture of: the number of people that benefit from Free Personal Care and Free Nursing Care in Scotland; and the amount that Local Authorities spend on personal care services.
Veterans’ Health & Wellbeing in Scotland – Are We Getting it Right? A short ‘think-piece’ by the Veterans Commissioner on key health issues for the veterans community.
- Document:
- exec summary
Health inequalities, equalities, poverty
Joseph Rowntree Foundation item on Social change: are we telling the wrong stories?
NHS Health Scotland inequality briefing: Community Justice
Reducing offending, reducing inequalities – achieving ‘better health, better lives’ through community justice report collating the health and social determinants of offending in the context of reducing health inequalities. It aligns to the ambitions of the National Community Justice Strategy and implementation of the Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016. (NB it is a lengthy document so printing may not be advisable!)
Fairness Commissions -
- From Shetland to Southampton report by Carnegie UK Trust associated article on evaluating Fairness Commissions
- Fair Fife CommissionFairness Mattersvisual summary
- Fair Fife Commission – Fairness Matters report
- Shetland’s Commission on Tackling Inequalities report – on da level - can be found on
Health Inequality Monitoring – step by step manual – publication by WHO
IRISS paper: Gypsy Travellers: Human Rights and Social Work’s role
Homelessness in Britain – press release by Crisis and summary report by Heriot Watt University
Power Inequality links to an animation and other resources can be accessed from
Holyrood Magazine article on benefits uptake
Ending period poverty – Scottish Govtproposal for a Bill on free access to sanitary products (including in schools, colleges and universities). Closing date 8 December
- Draft Bill proposal
- Online survey
Independent review of hate crime legislation in Scotland, consultation, deadline 23 November. The online consultation web pages - with all links to the full version, the easy-read version, and the non-technical version - are you can download from:
- Consultation full version
- easy read version
- non-technical guide
See also:
- Work & health for article on training
- Early Years – for parliament briefing on Child Poverty Bill
- General – funerals
- Violence and abuse for article on modern slavery and trafficking
- Older people – for consultation on free bus travel
- Communities – for review of projects under People & CommunitiesFund
Mental health and wellbeing
Supporting people bereaved by suicide publication for organisations whose staff includes whose who have a specific duty to respond to a death by suicide, as well as those who may be required to support people who are bereaved and/or affected by suicide.
Guidance to reduce suicides at locations of concern in Scotland
Review of homicides by people with recent contact with NHSScotland mental health and learning disability services “In 2015, the Scottish Government asked the Mental Welfare Commission to review how homicides by people who are users of mental health or learning disability services are investigated. This consultation is to present the Mental Welfare Commission’s report and to seek views on the process proposed in the report”. Deadline 17 November. or visit the online consultation page
See also
- General – knowledge services health improvement alert
- Early years, children – for evidence review of social media and mental health
Older people
Enquiry into hunger among older people across the UK deadline for written submissions 20 October
Consultation into free bus travel for older and disabled people and modern apprentices
Closing date 17 November
Older people and employment in Scotland The purpose of this research was to collect evidence from older people and employers in Scotland to improve understanding of issues surrounding an older workforce and help shape the evidence base for developing employability policies for older people in the future
- Research report
- summary
Argyll & Bute – care summit, May 2017 youtube video of this event
See also
- General – knowledge services health improvement alert
Tobacco
Review of Creating a tobacco-free generation: A tobacco control strategy for Scotland includes a summary of main findings and an executive summary
See:
- General – knowledge services health improvement alert
Violence and abuse
Media article on modern slavery and trafficking
National scoping exercise of advocacy services for victims of violence against women and girls
Work & health including employability
Holyrood Magazine article on training as a route out of poverty for disadvantaged young people
See under Older People – for research on older people and employment
Margaret Brown| Policy Officer | Health Improvement Team | Public Health |
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