Can Scotland achieve its aim of narrowing health inequalities in a post-pandemic world? | Zendy

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Can Scotland achieve its aim of narrowing health inequalities in a post-pandemic world?

Author(s) -

David Walsh,

Matt Lowther,

Gerry McCartney,

Katrina Reid

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

public health in practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2666-5352

DOI - 10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100042

Subject(s) - inequality , pandemic , context (archaeology) , covid-19 , government (linguistics) , political science , economic growth , geography , economics , medicine , virology , mathematics , mathematical analysis , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , pathology , outbreak , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)

In this commentary we explore the potential for the devolved Scottish Government to achieve its stated aim of narrowing health - and broader societal (including economic) - inequalities within both the restrictions of limited devolved powers, and in the context of post-pandemic uncertainty. We do so by focussing on two questions: first, where were we with regards to inequalities policy in Scotland before the pandemic? And second, what are the likely implications of the pandemic for inequalities, and inequalities policymaking, in the country?

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