"Scotland can be healthier, with the benefits of that better health felt in a higher quality of life for families and communities across the country.
"We believe that effective health policy is as much about preventing ill-health as treating it. That is why we will ensure a sharper focus on improving public health and reducing inequalities, as well as on ensuring good quality and timely treatment and care."
(Principles and Priorities: The Government's Programme for Scotland)
Legislation
Non-Legislation Priorities
- Will ensure that NHS Boards deliver the 62-day cancer target from December 2007
- Will develop an action plan on alcohol and set out a range of measures to reduce alcohol-related harm
- Will develop proposals to phase out prescription charges in Scotland; to establish an 18-week waiting time guarantee; to increase the number of school nurses; and to introduce health checks in schools in the most disadvantaged areas