Professor John Robertson OBA From Public Health Scotland on 25 March 2025, for the quarter 1 October to 31 December 2024, latest release: 328 referrals to prison-based services started treatment. Of these, 302 (92.1%) involved a wait of three weeks or less (alcohol, 100.0%; co-dependency, 98.6%; drugs, 88.9%). In the Herald report today: Scottish ministers ‘lack leadership’ in prison alcohol rehab Only 42 referrals in June to September 2024, yet 328 in the next quarter? They, a charity called SHAAP, base this on what prisoners ‘say’ rather on actual records? Ministers lack leadership? What about the prison officers or their … Continue reading 100% of 328 prisoner referrals started alcohol-dependency treatment within three week target yet Herald cannot be ‘trusted’ to report that

Professor John Robertson OBA Regulars here will have seen our almost daily rebuttals of the lies and selective bias against NHS Scotland and our reports of 95% plus target busting in areas such as IVF, operations completed and drug and alcohol treatment. You will also have seen our comparisons of, for example, the crucial cancer and 18 week waiting lists showing far better performance in Scotland. Only in Scotland is the NHS politicised with all ‘failures’ headlined and opposition politicians platformed to attack the SNP Government rather than the actually responsible health board. Despite this media ‘carpet bombing‘, folk in … Continue reading Despite daily media campaign to undermine it Public satisfaction with NHS highest in SNP Scotland and lowest in NHS Wales

Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair From Public Health Scotland today: In the 12 months from March 2024 to February 2025, there was a 1.4% increase (+4,009) in the number of planned operations compared to the previous 12 months. Of all planned operations during February 2025 in NHSScotland, 707 (3%) were cancelled by the hospital for clinical reasons, 731 (3.1%) were cancelled by the patient, 420 (1.8%) were cancelled by the hospital due to capacity or non-clinical reasons, and 70 (0.3%) were cancelled for other reasons. Patients and doctors change their minds about surgery. They’re entitled to. … Continue reading 98% target-busting by NHS Scotland – IVF, drug and alcohol treatment and now planned operations – but all ignored by the media

By JB This is interesting for more information. The type of information that we shouldn’t HAVE to search for….Led and funded by the Scottish Government, Peatland Action is a national programme to restore peatland across Scotland. Since 2012 The Peatland ACTION Programme has set over 51,000 ha of degraded peatland on the road to recovery. https://www.nature.scot/doc/peatland-action-annual-review-2023-2024 In April 2019 The Scottish Government lead the nation in declaring a global climate emergency. In recognition that peatland restoration offers a clear nature-based solution to both the climate crisis and biodiversity loss the Scottish Government announced, early the following year, a multi-annual investment in peatland restoration of more … Continue reading The type of information that we shouldn’t HAVE to search for