ATTEMPTS to improve the health of Scotland's poor have cost almost £2bn in three years, but there is little sign the money is solving the problem, according to a damning report.
ATTEMPTS to improve the health of Scotland's poor have cost almost £2bn in three years, but there is little sign the money is solving the problem, according to a damning report.
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Helen Puttick Health Correspondent
The investigation by public spending watchdog Audit Scotland, published today, found "many initiatives to reduce health inequalities have lacked a clear focus from the outset on cost-effectiveness and outcome measures".
Some parts of the country have focused on the inequalities issue and set up projects aimed at improving the wellbeing of the poorest.
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