Holyrood Magazine issue 387 / 11 September 2017
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Healthcare in Scotland: including an interview with Chief Medical Officer Catherine Calderwood; Health service staff reflect on the pressures felt on the front line; Scotland’s triple threat of smoking, alcohol and obesity; Comment from health visionaries Harry Burns and Chris Creegan. Roundtable on inclusive growth in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
3 Editor’s note
If Ruth Davidson is serious about being First Minister then she needs to get serious about how you get there
6 Roundup
Pictures and numbers from the past two weeks
7 Talking Point
Few things make people more aerated than a discussion about the gender stereotyping of children
9 Digital Highlights
The best of Twitter and Holyrood’s online content
10 Political Spotlight
The politics of left and right return as nationalism goes out of fashion
13 Cover Story: Overview
Health service staff reflect on the pressures felt on the front line
19 Interview: CMO
Catherine Calderwood gives Holyrood a progress report on Realistic Medicine
23 Focus: Health Timebombs
Scotland stilll faces the triple health challenge of smoking, alcohol and obesity but there are signs of progress
26 Special Ffeature: NHS Health Scotland
NHS chief executive Gerry McLaughlin explains why tackling inequality is at the heart of improving health
29 Comment: Health Visionaries
Harry Burns and Chris Creegan on what health challenges really mean
32 Special Feature: Air Pollution
The growing concern over the impact of particulate matter on human health
34 Event Report
Inclusive growth was the topic for discussion at a recent JRF conference
36 Interview
JRF’s chief executive Cambell Robb speaks to Holyrood
38 Getting to Know You
North east MSP Liam Kerr
40 Diary
A boozy lunch, squirrels for tea and Mogg for breakfast
41 Politicians and their Pets
Ross Thompson MP introduces Poppy the dog
42 Last Word
Sketch: Liam Kirkaldy on strained relations between Michel Barnier, David Davis and the Fantastic Dr Fox