Publisher's Synopsis
As Scottish devolution moves from plan to reality the onus is on the new Executive and Parliament to deliver policies which identify and serve the needs of the Scottish people in a new way. This timely study brings together leading specialists in health policy to examine the effects that devolution will have on Scotland?s health service. It provides insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the last 50 years of Scotland?s health policy and offers a basis for evaluating the possibilities for the future. In view of the dominant position of health in public expenditure, the scale of Scotland?s problems, and the intensity of public interest, this is a social and political issue which will be of critical importance to the future success of the newly devolved Scottish Parliament.
