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The National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) is framework legislation to enable: ‘the most significant reform to public services since the creation of the NHS’ according to the Scottish Government. It has had a tempestuous parliamentary journey, closely watched by leaders in local government and health. Engagements between key parties will shape future relationships between key stakeholders.
The Bill was introduced on 20 June 2022 and is now in Stage Two in the Scottish Parliamentary process. In this article we discuss how we got here, and what might it mean for health and social care transformation.
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