£15m bid to tackle Scottish health divide
Published Date:
20 June 2008
By David Maddox
A £15 MILLION fund has been set up to tackle the "unacceptable" health inequalities between the rich and poor in Scotland.
The new money was announced by Shona Robison, the public health minister, to redesign services handling about £1.8 billion of spending to improve the health of the nation. It will tackle problems with housing, diet, alcohol and drugs.
But her report, "Equally Well", which was put together by a task force mainly made up of ministers, was described as unambitious by Labour.
The party argued that, under current plans, there will be a 1.4 per cent rise per year in health spending in 2010-11, compared to the NHS in England receiving a 3.9 per cent real-terms rise in each of the next three years.
Margaret Curran, Labour's health spokeswoman, said: "The SNP have decided to spend less on health compared to England."
The full article contains 155 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
19 June 2008 9:58 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Scottish National Party
