Alzheimer's  

RN 01-94 Alzheimer's Disease - 31 October 2001 

Asthma

SB 02-48 World Asthma Day - 7 May 2002

Autism  

RN 01-01 Autism Awareness Year 2002 - 5 December 2001

Cancer

SB 03-01 Breast Cancer Awareness - 6 January 2003

DA 02-02 Cancer Services in Scotland - 29 October 2002

RN 00-95 Lung Cancer and Asbestos (Mesothelioma) - 13 November 2000

Chronic Pain  

SB 02-21 Chronic Pain 26 February 2002 

Endometriosis

RN 01-66 Endometriosis 25 June 2001

Epilepsy

RN 01-28 Epilepsy - 28 February 2001

Heart disease  

RN 01-101 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - 14 November 2001 

Hepatitis

SB 02-01 Hepatitis C Virus: Developments in the Scottish Debate - 9 January 2002

RN 01-47 Hepatitis C Litigation in England - 25 April 2001

RN 00-109 Screening for Hepatitis in Blood Products - 11 December 2000

RN 00-99 Hepatitis C: Health Committee Questions and the Executive Report - 21 November 2000

RN 00- 85 Hepatitis C Virus in Blood and Blood Products - 6 November 2000

Lung disease  

RN 01-69 Lung Disease in Scotland 26 June 2001 

ME  

SB 02-04 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) 18 January 2002 

MS  

SB 04-29 Multiple Sclerosis - 19 April 2004

RN 01-38 Medicinal Drugs: Licensing, Cost Effectiveness and Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis - 26 March 2001 

Post-natal depression  

SB 02-129 Services for Post-Natal Depression - 3 December 2002  

SB 03-90 Guide to EU Health Policy - 17 November 2003

RN 01-88 European Health Care Financing and Expenditure - 19 September 2001

Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Bill

Mental health overview  

SB 07-39 Mental Health Services in Scotland (178 KB pdf) - 3 August 2007

SB 03-28 Mental Health Law and Service Provision - Subject Profile - 20 May 2003 

Diseases and medical conditions

SB 02-129 Services for Post-Natal Depression - 3 December 2002  

RN 01-94 Alzheimer's Disease - 31 October 2001 

Finance  

RN 01-58 Prescription Charge Exemption for Severe and Enduring Mental Illness - 5 June 2001

Law reform  

SB 02-95 The Draft Mental Health (Scotland) Bill - 22 August 2002 

SB 02-49 Timeline of Mental Health Law Reform - 9 May 2002 

Public safety

Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Bill: Parliamentary Consideration Prior to Stage 3

Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Bill: Summary of Written Evidence

Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Bill: Adults with Incapacity and Other Measures

Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Bill: Part 1: Protection of Adults at Risk of Abuse

Adults with Incapacity (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill

Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) Bill  

RP99-07 Adults with Incapacity - 1 September 1999

RN 99-34 Mentally Disordered Offenders in Scotland - 30 August 1999

RN 99-33 The Noel Ruddle Case - 30 August 1999

SB 08-17 The Licensing of Medicines in the UK and their Use in the NHS (251 KB pdf) - 15 April 2008

B 07-04 Hospital Car Park Charging (pdf 107kb) - 19 January 2007

National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Bill

Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill

NHS overview  

SB 07-32 The National Health Service in Scotland (196 KB pdf) - 13 June 2007

SB 03-47 The National Health Service in Scotland - 4 June 2003

(This briefing has been updated by SB 07-32 posted 13 June 2007)

SM DA08 The National Health Service in Scotland - 19 March 2002

RN 00-16 Consultation in the National Health Service in Scotland 8 November 2000

Finance  

RN 01-80 The Macfarlane Trust and No Fault Compensation - 30 September 2001 

RN 01-76 Public Private Partnerships and the Private Finance Initiative: a Review of Recent Literature - 30 August 2001

RN 99-25 The National Review of Resource Allocation for the NHS in Scotland (The Arbuthnott Report) - 16 August 1999

Medical practices  

RN 00-43 Medical Practices (Formulae) - 14 June 2000 

Prescription Charges

SB 08-11 Prescription Charges: Proposed Phased Abolition (207 KB pdf) - 29 February 2008

SB 05-33 Abolition of NHS Prescription Charges (Scotland) Bill - 17 June 2005

Reform

SB 05-62 The National Framework for Service Change in the NHS in Scotland: The Kerr Report - October 2005

RN01-104 National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill - 20 November 2001

Regulation

Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Bill

Health Board Elections (Scotland) Bill

SB 04-66 Medical Training in Scotland and the UK - 20 October 2004

SB 02-64 Scottish Parliamentary Commissioner and the Scottish Health Service Ombudsman - 6 June 2002

RP 01-22 Scottish Public Sector Ombudsman Bill - 19 December 2001

RN 00-108 Public Sector Ombudsmen - 7 December 2000

RN 00-94 NHS Governance and Accountability - 8 November 2000 

Public health overview

Public Health etc. (Scotland) Bill: Parliamentary Consideration Prior to Stage 3

Public Health etc. (Scotland) Bill

SB 02-09 Public Health in Scotland - 25 January 2002 

Public health services

SB 04-99 Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Bill - General Ophthalmic Services - 23 December 2004

SB 04-98 Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Bill - Miscellaneous Provisions - 23 December 2004

SB 04-97 Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Bill - Pharmaceutical Care Services - 22 December 2004

SB 04-96 Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Bill - Discipline - 22 December 2004

SB 04-95 General Dental Services - Key Facts - 22 December 2004

SB 04-94 Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Bill - General Dental Services - 22 December 2004

Alcohol  

RN 00-106 National Alcohol Misuse Strategy - 4 December 2000 

Breastfeeding  

Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Bill  

Children

SB 07-40 Children's Services (334 KB pdf) - 9 August 2007

SB 05-35 Sale of Tobacco to Under-Age Persons - Variations of Age Limit - 29 June 2005

SB 05-26 Obesity Nutrition and Physical Activity - Children and Young People: A Comparative Paper - Strategies - 25 April 2005

SB 05-25 Smoking in Children and Young People: A Comparative Paper - 25 April 2005

SB 05-24 Alcohol use in Children and Young People: A Comparative Paper - 25 April 2005

SB 05-23 Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity - Children and Young People: A Comparative Paper - Key Data - 25 April 2005

School Meals (Scotland) Bill

SB 03-12 Parental Alienation Syndrome - 11 February 2003 

RN 01-51 Current Initiatives in Child Health Inequalities - 3 May 2001 

Drugs

RN 00-05 Drug Misuse Issues and Strategies - 19 January 2000 

SM DA20 Drug misuse in Scotland - 12 October 1999  

Health hazards  

SB 02-100 Contamination of Glasgow's Water with Cryptosporidium - 3 September 2002 

RN 00-111 The Scottish Executive Consultation on Telecommunications Developments - 13

December 2000

RN 00-45 Organophosphates - 15 June 2000

RN 99-38 Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) - 14 September 1999 

Hearing  

RN 01-109 Digital Hearing Aids - 27 November 2001 

Obesity  

SB 03-74 Obesity - 9 September 2003 

Organs

SB 08-13 Organ Donation (223 KB pdf) - 29 February 2008

Human Tissue (Scotland) Bill

RN 00-40 Organ Donation and Transplantation - 1 June 2000 

Tobacco  

SB 05-68 Draft Prohibition of Smoking in Certain Premises Regulations - 10 November 2005

Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Scotland) Bill

Prohibition of Smoking in Regulated Areas (Scotland) Bill  

Vaccinations  

RN 00-74 The MMR Vaccine - 7 February 2001