SOCIALIST HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Promoting health and well-being through the application of socialist principles

Socialist Health Association Scotland

Promoting health and well-being through the application of socialist principles

We stand for:

Universal Healthcare meeting patients’ needs, free at the point of use, funded by taxation.
Democracy based on freedom of information, election not selection and local decision making.
Equality based on equality of opportunity, affirmative action, and progressive taxation.

The views on this blog or tweets do not necessarily represent the views of the Association.

Socialist Health Association Scotland

SHA Scotland is an autonomous section of the SHA, reflecting the very different approaches to healthcare and the NHS in Scotland since devolution.

SHA Scotland meets regularly in Glasgow, holds events and publishes a regular e-bulletin and a policy journal ‘Healthier Scotland’.

For further details visit the SHA Scotland website or blog.

3 ways austerity impacts health in Scotland August 9, 2017
Reducing health inequalities locally February 21, 2017
NHS Scotland Overview 2016 November 5, 2016
Please help me make Scotland’s health service safer July 10, 2016
Healthier Scotland May 12, 2016
SOCIAL CARE REVIEW IN SCOTLAND January 15, 2016
Quality Care Commission report December 20, 2015
Commission on Health Inequalities October 29, 2015
Giving social care the priority it deserves July 13, 2015
Time for a fully integrated salaried General Practice? June 8, 2015
Neil Findlay and Katy Clark November 11, 2014
Memorial tribute for Ali Syed September 16, 2014
What next for public accountability in the Scottish NHS? July 12, 2014
Scots NHS satisfaction soars as England’s falls July 3, 2014
Healthier Scotland June 24, 2014
What’s to gain from Separation? March 27, 2014
Vote ‘Yes’ to tackle the causes of ill-health March 26, 2014
Reflections on the NHS in England March 25, 2014
Health and Independence March 24, 2014
Sexually Transmitted Infections March 23, 2014
Scotland – It’s Time to Care March 22, 2014
Minimum Pricing for Alcohol March 21, 2014
A national debate about NHS Scotland March 20, 2014
Another NHS Review? March 18, 2014
Healthier Scotland June 22, 2013
Why do the Scots want minimum pricing of alcohol? May 12, 2013
The case for making health inequalities a top priority May 8, 2013
Challenges facing Nursing April 11, 2013
Measures to tackle alcohol misuse April 11, 2013
Depression is not a “must have accessory” April 11, 2013
Tobacco and Health Inequality April 10, 2013
Tackling Health Inequality April 10, 2013
Healthier Scotland: the Journal April 10, 2013
Time for Change? April 10, 2013
Healthier Scotland January 13, 2013
Health inequalities in Scotland and England: the translation of ideas between research and policy October 10, 2012
October 2012 edition of Healthier Scotland October 8, 2012
Healthier Scotland the E-Bulletin of the Socialist Health Association Scotland August 23, 2012
Julius Lipetz — a profile November 28, 1971

Without Walls – Health and Well-being in the Twenty-first Century

Ideas for a fairer Scotland

60 years of the NHS in Scotland

The Socialist Health Association is a campaigning membership organisation. We promote health and well-being and the eradication of inequalities through the application of socialist principles to society and government. We believe that these objectives can best be achieved through collective rather than individual action.