The People's #Health Movement Scotland is part of the @PHMglobal #socialmovement working towards the progressive realisation of a fairer & healthier world
The June edition of our newsletter, Healthier Scotland, is out now. With a focus on social care in Scotland, and how political parties are simply ignoring the crisis.
https://t.co/XxMyLvKK4m
Join the #Health Struggle For #Palestine.
#Healthcare in #Gaza and the #WestBank is under relentless attack. Hospitals, clinics, healthcare workers, and medical infrastructure continue to be targeted amid ongoing mass atrocities. Register to attend https://t.co/HQlW8y7mFM
Rights alarm as 10,480 Scots children trapped in temporary homes. Preventing homelessness is not solely a housing issue and also requires “tackling its fundamental causes - such as the unequal distribution of income, power and wealth”. https://t.co/BBS37VBBlR
FT Exclusive: NHS England has granted external staff from companies including Palantir “unlimited access” to identifiable patient data while working on a part of its flagship data platform. https://t.co/sxgWCuZua6
9/5/26. England. Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres. Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar error https://t.co/BwiI7AQIyY
Healthy life expectancy falls in the UK – and the decline is worse among women. Of 21 high-income countries, the UK has fallen from 14th to 20th on this measure over the same period; only the US now ranks lower. https://t.co/iZX4JY6meH
With just a day to go til our hustings, GDA members tell us more key points from our manifesto.
Ask 3. Invest in public services which uphold disabled people’s freedom and opportunities. #Holyrood2026#GDAManifesto
Good health depends on multiple economic, social and environmental factors. Check the party manifestos for the Scottish Parliament election against ours https://t.co/THgmBJ1R5E
Eliminating fossil fuels is crucial to improving health and a key demand of our manifesto for the Scottish election. Excellent article on their insidiousness, the need for rapid transition and the steps to achieve it.
EXCLUSIVE: In 2002, systems analyst @TadHomerDixon modelled how modern civilisation collapses. He chose an Iran war closing the Strait of Hormuz as his example. The mechanism? "synchronous failure." We are now living inside his model /1🧵@bylinetimes https://t.co/ZUl67DOIBO
Our analysis of 22 countries reveals that tax-funded healthcare systems have lower admin costs compared to insurance-based healthcare systems.
Administrative costs consume 2.2 per cent of health spending in tax-funded systems compared to 3.5 per cent in insurance systems.
We must be clear: any use of a nuclear weapon, including a smaller so-called ‘tactical’ nuke, will likely set off a chain reaction that the human race cannot survive.
https://t.co/B4yJvZgcg6
As war rages today is #WorldHealthDay. Internationally we demand peace, domestically we want to see our @ScotParl candidates study our manifesto if they are serious about wanting to improve health in Scotland https://t.co/THgmBJ1R5E
Maximising the health of all Scots requires the demands of our manifesto to be met. A poll of our supporters revealed the following as the first priorities: a right to a healthy environment, a wealth tax and a national care service. Take note election candidates
Today we launch our 2026 People's Health Manifesto for Scotland ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in May. The manifesto is a tool for the critical analysis of political party manifestos and to facilitate engagement and conversation.
https://t.co/vBRWurd6lT
Has Scotland's NHS recovered from the Covid pandemic? BBC Verify analysis shows many of the key targets in the 2021 Covid recovery plan have been missed and it is unclear how others are measured or will be achieved. https://t.co/CatOWzvVDa
That City Property acting in the best interests of the city and under effective oversight of elected representatives is drawn in to serious question. This culture of callous indifference and incompetence must be challenged and transformed for the city and its people to flourish
Today we launch our 2026 People's Health Manifesto for Scotland ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in May. The manifesto is a tool for the critical analysis of political party manifestos and to facilitate engagement and conversation.
https://t.co/vBRWurd6lT
Today we launch our 2026 People's Health Manifesto for Scotland ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in May. The manifesto is a tool for the critical analysis of political party manifestos and to facilitate engagement and conversation.
https://t.co/vBRWurd6lT