BACKGROUND Suicide rose dramatically among young adults in Scotland between 1980-1982 and 1999-2001, especially among those living in deprived areas. OBJECTIVE To determine whether there are statistically significant geographical clusters of suicide and undetermined deaths among those aged 15 to 44 years in Scotland, and whether these persist through time. METHODS Deaths from suicide and un...

E. W. Morris, FRCS, Senior Orthopaedic Registrar, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street, Glasgow G4 OSF, Scotland. J. E. Scullion, FRCS, Senior Orthopaedic Registrar, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB9 8AU, Scotland. T. S. Mann, FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street, Glasgow, G4 OSF, Scotland. Requests for reprints should be sent ...

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BACKGROUND AND AIM The introduction of the Alcohol Act in Scotland on 1 October 2011, which included a ban on multi-buy promotions, was probably associated with a fall in off-trade alcohol sales in the year after its implementation. The aim of this study was to test if the same legislation was associated with reduced levels of alcohol-related deaths and hospital admissions in the 3-year period ...

What is the level of income inequality in Scotland? How does income inequality in Scotland compare to the rest of the UK, and to other OECD countries? How has income inequality in Scotland changed over time? What has caused inequality to change, and how effective is the tax and benefit system at mitigating inequality? This paper seeks to answer these questions, and draw messages for the Scottis...

BACKGROUND Ethnic-minority health is a public health priority in Europe. This study compares strategies for tackling ethnic inequalities in health from two countries, Scotland and Belgium. METHODS We compared the countries using the Whitehead framework. Official policy documents were retrieved and reviewed and two databases related to immigrant health policies were also used. Ethnic inequalit...

BACKGROUND The objective of the research was to study the pattern of appendicectomies in Scotland over the last 20 years. METHOD Routine National Health Service data on patients discharged after appendicectomy in Scotland during 1973-1993 were analysed. RESULTS For all ages, the appendicectomy rate has fallen steadily from 1.97 per 1000 (10,325 operations) in 1973 to 0.96 per 1000 (4906 ope...

OBJECTIVE Rates of premature mortality have been higher in Scotland than in England since the 1970s. Given the known association of diet with chronic disease, the study objective was to identify and synthesise evidence on current and historical differences in food and nutrient intakes in Scotland and England. DESIGN A rapid review of the peer-reviewed and grey literature was carried out. Afte...