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National Care Service - social work: contextual paper
Describes the current status of social work in Scotland. It is part of a collection of papers, setting out key information about social care and related areas in Scotland linked to the development of the National Care Service.
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- National Care Service
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): modelling the epidemic (issue no.109)
Latest findings in modelling the COVID-19 epidemic in Scotland, both in terms of the spread of the disease through the population (epidemiological modelling) and of the demands it will place on the system, for example in terms of health care requirement.
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Access to period products: monitoring and evaluation strategy 2021/22 to 2024/25
Evaluation and monitoring strategy on free access to period products. The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 came into force on 15 August 2022. This document presents the approach to evaluating and monitoring implementation of the Act.
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Quarterly Monitoring Return 2022-23
Blank template and instructions for the 2022-23 'quarterly monitoring return', collecting data on Free Personal and Nursing Care in Scotland. For information only; Local Authorities will be sent personalised templates to complete for the 2023-24 return.
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Community testing - programme implementation: health board leads' experiences
This qualitative study provides insights into health board leads’ experiences of the Community Testing Programme, with a focus on good practice examples, challenges and lessons learned.
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Suspected drug deaths in Scotland: April to June 2022
This quarterly report presents Police Scotland management information to provide an indication of current trends in suspected drug deaths in Scotland.
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- Suspected drug deaths in Scotland
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Extended Distress Brief Intervention Programme: evaluation
This evaluation covers the period from May to December 2020 and focuses on the extended DBI programme. It provides insight into the effectiveness of the DBI service during a global pandemic.
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Extended Distress Brief Intervention Programme: evaluation - summary findings
Research summary of the the extended Distress Brief Intervention Programme (DBI) programme. The aims of this evaluation are to investigate the implementation of the extended DBI programme, the experiences of those who delivered and received a DBI in the extended programme, and the impact that DBI had on levels of distress.
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People in prison's health needs: easy read version
This report looks at findings from four studies on the health needs of Scotland's prison population. It covers physical health, mental health, substance use and social care needs.
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Prison population health needs: synthesis report
This report highlights common themes and recommendations from four health needs assessments of Scotland's prison population. The assessments cover physical health, mental health, social care and substance use related needs.