15 years of Scots control over huge budget for health and no impact on health inequalities

In an extraordinary admission the Health and Sport committee of the Scottish Parliament has reported that despite the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government having had responsibility for almost all aspects of health policy in Scotland for over a decade and a half, and having launched a number of intiatives to deal with the issue, gross health inequalities between social groups and geographical area in Scotland have remained unchanged.

In the current financial year NHS Scotland will spend £12billion or £2400 per Scot - 35 per cent of the of the devolved Scottish budget

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