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Scottish policies and strategies: overarching - ARCHIVED

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Current policies, strategies, and plans Key delivery programmes / organisations Origins and antecedents Supporting documents Statistics

Public Health etc (Scotland) Act, 2008

Healthcare Quality Strategy for NHS Scotland, 2010

The second eHealth strategy for NHSScotland 2011-2017, 2011

2020 Vision, 2011

Community Empowerment Act, 2015

Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act, 2014

A National Clinical Strategy for Scotland, 2016

Public Health Review, 2016

Scottish Government's Budget

The Government’s Programme for Scotland 2017-18

Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill, 2017

Scotland Performs: Strategic Objectives: Healthier

Scotland Performs: NHSScotland

Renewing Scotland's Public Services - Priorities for reform in response to the Christie Commission, 2011

Health Promoting Health Service: Action in Hospital Settings, 2012

Route Map to the 2020 Vision for Health and Social Care, 2013

Health Scotland: A Fairer Healthier Scotland, 2017-22

Towards a Healthier Scotland, 1999

Improving Health in Scotland: The Challenge, 2003

Building a Health Service Fit for the Future (Kerr Report), 2005

Delivering for Health, 2005

Better Health, Better Care: Action Plan, 2007

Report on the Future Delivery of Public Services by the Commission, 2011

Report on the Development of the Outcome Indicators for the Healthcare Quality Strategy for Scotland 2011 

Chief Medical Officer Annual Report, 2012: Population Health & Improvement Science 

Chief Medical Officer Annual Report: Medical Leadership in Scotland, 2013

The Chief Medical Officer Annual Report 2014 -2015

NHS Scotland Chief Executive's Annual Report, 2013/14 

The NHSScotland Chief Executive's Annual Report 2014/15

Performance at a Glance

ScotPHO

ISD Scotland