Nicola Sturgeon, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing launched the Scottish Government's strategy for a healthier Scotland - Better Health, Better Care: Action Plan - on 12 December 2007.
The Action Plan outlines the actions the Government will take to improve health. The central themes of the Action Plan are patient participation, improved healthcare access, and a focus on the twin challenges of improving Scotland's public health and tackling health inequalities.
A patient-friendly version of the Action Plan has also been published.