In the days running up to the Scottish elections IHAWKES has been asking the question: what are the most critical policy issues for health and wellbeing?
Here is a selection of the tweets we received in response:
Andrea E Williamson@aewilliamsonl
@IHAWKES1 Single disease models OUT! The role that mental health has in engagement in care -INEXTRICABLY linked to multi-morbidity.
8:07 AM – 4 May 2016
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Sara Macdonald@SaraMacdonald13
@IHAWKES1 has to be inequalities!
7:40 AM – 4 May 2016
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@IHAWKES1 Securing appropriate resources (funding and workforce) is the first step to allow everything else:
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@IHAWKES1 probably funding and pressures on GPs
5:42 AM – 4 May 2016
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Graham Scambler@GrahamScambler
@IHAWKES1 (1) reduce income inequality, (2) expand public housing, and (3) maintain universal, single-tier NHS free at the point of need.
2:41 AM – 4 May 2016
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@IHAWKES1 Good question! Obesity and an aging population are my first thoughts
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@ihawkes1 Scottish life expectancy gap and how to promote healthier lifestyles. Mental health parity and MH research in general.
4:43 AM – 3 May 2016
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Frances Mair Retweeted IHAWKES
I think the combination – #multimorbidity especially mental health issues in the context of other #chronicillness
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