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  • Pulling in different directions?

    • 02 Feb 2016
    • Research report

    This report provides an update on developments in the social security system and changing economic context and monitors relevant changes in population health and health inequa...

  • Health Inequalities Policy Review

    • 03 Jun 2013
    • Evidence
    • Health inequality

    This document was written to provide evidence to the 2013 Scottish Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities. It reviews the current policy and the evidence about what wor...

  • DNA analysis - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

    • 26 Mar 2015
    • Research report
    • Primary care

    The Did Not Attend (DNA) analysis aimed to identify potential inequities in access to NHS services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde by identifying differences in the risk of not a...

  • DNA analysis - NHS Dumfries & Galloway

    • 26 Mar 2015
    • Research report
    • Primary care

    The Did Not Attend (DNA) analysis aimed to identify potential inequities in access to NHS services in Dumfries and Galloway by identifying differences in the risk of not atten...

  • DNA analysis - NHS Highland

    • 26 Mar 2016
    • Research report
    • Primary care

    The Did Not Attend (DNA) analysis aimed to identify potential inequities in access to NHS services in Highland by identifying differences in the risk of not attending outpatie...

  • Who is least likely to attend? An analysis of outpatient appointment 'did not attend' (DNA) data in Scotland

    • 19 Mar 2015
    • Research report
    • Primary care

    This project aimed to identify potential inequities in access to NHS services in Scotland by identifying differences in the risk and rate of patients not attending outpatient...

  • Interventions to support parents of older children and adolescents

    • 31 Mar 2014
    • Evidence
    • Young people

    This rapid review presents an overview of highly processed evidence about interventions to support parents of older children and adolescents that improve health and wellbeing...

  • Dementia and Equality - Meeting the challenge in Scotland

    • 11 Aug 2016
    • Evidence
    • Dementia

    This is a report providing recommendations following Scotland’s second National Dementia Strategy 2013–16, which identified 17 commitments underpinned by a human rights approa...

  • Interventions to reduce illicit drug use during pregnancy

    • 23 Jan 2017
    • Evidence
    • Pregnancy and early years

    This briefing, based on a review of the evidence undertaken in 2015 and early 2016, aims to provide an update of the best available evidence from systematic reviews or reviews...

  • Interventions to reduce alcohol consumption during pregnancy

    • 23 Jan 2017
    • Evidence
    • Pregnancy and early years

    This briefing, based on a review of the evidence undertaken in 2015 and early 2016, aims to provide an update of the best available evidence from systematic reviews or reviews...