Can Scotland achieve its aim of narrowing health inequalities in a post-pandemic world?

Can Scotland achieve its aim of narrowing health inequalities in a post-pandemic world?

In this commentary we explore the potential for the devolved Scottish Government to achieve its stated aim of narrowing health - and broader societal (including economic) - inequalities within both the restrictions of limited devolved powers, and in the context of post-pandemic uncertainty. We do so...

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Main Authors: David Walsh, Matt Lowther, Gerry McCartney, Katrina Reid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Public Health in Practice
Subjects:
Inequalities
Policies
Devolution
Scotland
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535220300410
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spelling doaj-a09045978be546bdaf53522ae5febe772020-12-27T04:32:15ZengElsevierPublic Health in Practice2666-53522020-11-011100042Can Scotland achieve its aim of narrowing health inequalities in a post-pandemic world?David Walsh0Matt Lowther1Gerry McCartney2Katrina Reid3Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Olympia Building, 2-16 Orr Street, Bridgeton Cross, Glasgow, G40 2QH, UK, Scotland, United Kingdom; Corresponding author.Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Olympia Building, 2-16 Orr Street, Bridgeton Cross, Glasgow, G40 2QH, UK, Scotland, United Kingdom; Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, United KingdomAdam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, United KingdomGlasgow Centre for Population Health, Olympia Building, 2-16 Orr Street, Bridgeton Cross, Glasgow, G40 2QH, UK, Scotland, United Kingdom; Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, United KingdomIn this commentary we explore the potential for the devolved Scottish Government to achieve its stated aim of narrowing health - and broader societal (including economic) - inequalities within both the restrictions of limited devolved powers, and in the context of post-pandemic uncertainty. We do so by focussing on two questions: first, where were we with regards to inequalities policy in Scotland before the pandemic? And second, what are the likely implications of the pandemic for inequalities, and inequalities policymaking, in the country?http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535220300410InequalitiesPoliciesDevolutionScotland
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Matt Lowther
Gerry McCartney
Katrina Reid
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Matt Lowther
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Katrina Reid
Can Scotland achieve its aim of narrowing health inequalities in a post-pandemic world?
Public Health in Practice
Inequalities
Policies
Devolution
Scotland
author_facet David Walsh
Matt Lowther
Gerry McCartney
Katrina Reid
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title Can Scotland achieve its aim of narrowing health inequalities in a post-pandemic world?
title_short Can Scotland achieve its aim of narrowing health inequalities in a post-pandemic world?
title_full Can Scotland achieve its aim of narrowing health inequalities in a post-pandemic world?
title_fullStr Can Scotland achieve its aim of narrowing health inequalities in a post-pandemic world?
title_full_unstemmed Can Scotland achieve its aim of narrowing health inequalities in a post-pandemic world?
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publisher Elsevier
series Public Health in Practice
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publishDate 2020-11-01
description In this commentary we explore the potential for the devolved Scottish Government to achieve its stated aim of narrowing health - and broader societal (including economic) - inequalities within both the restrictions of limited devolved powers, and in the context of post-pandemic uncertainty. We do so by focussing on two questions: first, where were we with regards to inequalities policy in Scotland before the pandemic? And second, what are the likely implications of the pandemic for inequalities, and inequalities policymaking, in the country?
topic Inequalities
Policies
Devolution
Scotland
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