Mobilising people to protect health

Towards the end of 2023, as the Centre was approaching its 20th anniversary,  Scottish Government officials asked the staff at the Centre to provide a ‘reflections  paper’, focused on how Scottish Government might, in the very challenging financial circumstances it was facing, seek to make some better impact on population health.

The request was that, drawing on the accumulated learning of the Centre, the paper should provide reflections and insights that took meaningful account of the prevailing financial constraints.

Drawing on the work and expertise of the GCPH team, the paper was finalised in 
mid-February 2024 and shared with government, where it was received positively. It is reproduced and shared here unaltered.