Audit Scotland's report on health inequalities clearly shows the value and need for independent assessment of policy in this area ("Health inequalities persist despite £2bn investment", The Herald, December 13).
Audit Scotland's report on health inequalities clearly shows the value and need for independent assessment of policy in this area (\"Health inequalities persist despite £2bn investment\", The Herald, December 13).
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In general, talk has been cheap, but progress difficult. There has been ample political will, but less political understanding. When shown the maldistribution of GPs, politicians' jaws invariably drop. It is remarkable how little this issue has featured in successive policy documents. The original Equally Well policy document (the Government's flagship policy on health inequalities) made no reference to general practice.
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Focus on primary health care
Audit Scotland's report on health inequalities clearly shows the value and need for independent assessment of policy in this area ("Health inequalities persist despite £2bn investment", The Herald, December 13).
In general, talk has been cheap, but progress difficult. There has been ample political will, but less political understanding. When shown the maldistribution of GPs, politicians' jaws invariably drop. It is remarkable how little this issue has featured in successive policy documents. The original Equally Well policy document (the Government's flagship policy on health inequalities) made no reference to general practice.
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