A recording of our webinar "Refreshing the National Performance Framework" is now online.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jGk...
Featuring Mairi Spowage @fraserofallander.org Sarah Davidson @carnegieuk.bsky.social and Ali Hosie (Scottish Human Rights Commission).
In the meantime, we thought it would be helpful to provide an overview to this programme and lay it out.
Check out today’s article here: scothealthequity.org/employabilit...
NOLB is delivered by local authorities and is an exceptionally complicated policy. It’s difficult to understand, track, & evaluate. It’s also an evolving policy space. In the coming months, we’ll be publishing more work on its implementation, data, & theory.
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It’s worth noting that “employability” is not “employment:” employability programmes work with individuals to develop the skills & systems they need to move into work.
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We have a new article out today which lays out what we do and don’t know about No One Left Behind, Scotland’s strategic framework and funding stream for employability.
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In the meantime, don’t forget to sign up to our webinar on Refreshing the National Performance Framework: www.eventbrite.com/e/refreshing...
⏰️ 19 March, 3-4pm
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Young adult men in Scotland continue to face devastating rates of death from drugs, alcohol, & suicide. This webinar will present findings from 2 recent pieces of work on the underlying causes, highlighting a concerning rise in poverty among young men in Scotland.
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🔷New SHERU webinar🔷
❤️🩹 Young adult men and the drivers of health inequalities
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Our latest report featured in @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
Young Scottish men 'experiencing poverty at similar rates to children'
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Young men facing socio-economic deprivation already experience a range of negative health outcomes, yet are too often supported only at the point of crisis. The results of this analysis provide an early warning sign of a further deterioration and underline the need for preventative action.
The poverty rate among young men has increased to more than one in five since the pandemic – close to the poverty rate for children – even without counting those who are homeless or in custody. The increase is not reflected in other UK regions or among women in the same age bracket.
New SHERU analysis highlights a concerning rise in poverty among young men in Scotland – a key group of interest from a health inequality perspective.
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Speakers: Mairi Spowage @fraserofallander.org; Ali Hosie; @sarahdavidson.bsky.social
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Drawing on the experience of speakers who have been closely involved in the NPF since its first iteration, the session will explore how the NPF has shaped, and could more effectively shape, policy decisions across government.
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As the Scottish Government undertakes a refresh of the Framework, this webinar provides a timely opportunity to reflect on what the NPF has achieved to date, what it has struggled to deliver, and how it can be strengthened for the future.
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New SHERU webinar: 🔷Refreshing the National Performance Framework🔷
🕐️ Monday March 2nd, 1-2pm
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🔷 Lower-income households in Scotland were able to build savings during the pandemic
🔷 In both Scotland and GB, lower income households still less likely to hold significant savings vs higher income households
🔷 In Scotland, data indicates poorest 40% of households accumulated more unsecured debt
New output from SHERU 🪙 📈
The impact of the pandemic on savings and debt: did the experience of Scotland differ from the rest of Great Britain?
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The focus now needs to be on driving implementation, and on ensuring that commitments to more collaborative policy-making are backed up by resourcing, delivery, and stronger links between Scottish Government strategies and teams.
The plan outlines much-needed actions to prevent suicide in Scottish prisons. There’s a strong overlap between health and justice systems in Scotland; it would be good to hear more about the role of organisations working at this intersection in communities (e.g. Police Scotland, justice social work)
The Scottish Government highlights underpinning socioeconomic factors, with poverty, homelessness, unemployment, debt and trauma all specifically mentioned. There is also a welcome focus on strengthening grass-roots community links.
The Scottish Government’s new suicide prevention plan, "Creating Hope Together: Scotland’s Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2026–2029", is now out: www.gov.scot/publications...
SHERU has published new analysis on poverty in Scotland, shedding light on the socio-economic drivers of health inequalities. How do poverty rates compare in Scotland and the rest of the UK, how have they changed over time, and what has driven those changes?
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Our January edition of Prevention Watch is out today.
In this edition, we look at prevention in the Scottish and UK budgets, a report on health and employment, links between wealth inequality and suicide, and England’s new youth strategy.
Check it out here: scothealthequity.org/prevention-w...
Sign up for the first of an exciting series from @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social in the run-up to the upcoming Scottish election, foreCASt: looking at key policy areas that must see change.
This episode will cover public debt and financial security🪙📈
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(5/5) These inequalities are preventable. Tackling low incomes, poor housing, job insecurity, education gaps and limited community resources is essential. Scotland’s challenge is ensuring that longer, healthier lives are not a privilege but a reality for all.
(4/5) Life expectancy rises as deprivation falls and is highest in rural areas and lowest in urban areas, with nearly a 3-year difference for men. Place and socioeconomic conditions clearly remain key determinants of health in Scotland.
