2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 9: Health and Social Care in Scotland

Wales Governance Centre's Ed Poole is joined by FAI Director Mairi Spowage and Deputy Director João Sousa to discuss the findings from our report on health and adult social care in Scotland, and the proposals so far in the parties' manifestos for the health service and reforming social care.

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