A Diagnosis and Treatment Plan
Without better workforce planning and expanded funding the prognosis for our NHS is dire, writes Wilma Brown.
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The Sickness of Austerity
Gerry McCartney explores why health improved in the past and isn’t improving now.
Creativity in a Children’s Hospital
Art and play in paediatric healthcare brings magic and wonder to worrying places, writes Rosalind Sanderson.
Hard to Feel Hopeful
CAMHS services are on a downward curve and new ‘throughput’ policies will make life harder still for young people in difficulty, writes David Jenkinson.
Highland Healthcare Before the NHS
On the 110th anniversary of the Highlands and Islands Medical Service, Feargus Murray explores its history and legacy.
Is the Jury Out?
Anna Murray reviews the debate about juryless trials that is torn between the the right to a fair trial, and the responsibility to protect survivors.
Polluters Must Pay
Ending the era of ecocide is essential if we are serious about climate and social justice, argues Monica Lennon.
Humza Yousaf’s Social Priorities
Developing the wellbeing economy that the First Minister described in his Jimmy Reid Lecture will require government to rethink its economic priorities and activities, writes Charis Scott.
The Borders of Ourselves
Naomi Klein’s Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World (Penguin, 2023) explores the dark corners of our political era and seeks hope only in the possibility for collective action, finds Jack Ferguson.
A Coup that Shook the World
Enas Magzoub reviews Aye Venceremos! Scotland and Solidarity with Chile in the 1970s - and Why It Still Matters Today, by Colin Turbett (Calton Books, 2023).