{"id":957,"date":"2023-03-10T09:36:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T09:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/policy-and-research\/?page_id=957"},"modified":"2025-08-27T10:33:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:33:41","slug":"the-opportunity-is-now-human-rights-in-health-and-social-care-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/policy-and-research\/research\/the-opportunity-is-now-human-rights-in-health-and-social-care-in-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Opportunity is Now\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In February 2023, the ALLIANCE published a commissioned research report, authored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.branchsocialresearch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">branch social research<\/a>, titled &#8216;The Opportunity is Now&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research combines an overarching literature review and analysis of eleven elite interviews across four selected case study areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What next for human rights policy and health and social care in Scotland?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learning from the &#8216;pandemic experience&#8217;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Human rights in healthcare education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reflection and aspirations for Scotland&#8217;s National Action Plan for Human Rights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It aims to capture some of the issues, barriers, aspirations, innovations and experiences of the health and social care sector in Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report seeks to begin to unpack the questions and emerging issues which surround health, social care and human rights &#8211; what the sector has been through, where it is now, and where it is going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/blog\/resources\/the-opportunity-is-now-human-rights-in-health-and-social-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full report.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QAbNCni3YBo&amp;t=198s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch a short video of the third case study on human rights in healthcare education via our YouTube channel. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/alliancelive\/episodes\/Opportunity-is-now---human-rights-in-health-and-social-care-e1vo7at\/a-a9e06dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen to an ALLIANCE Live podcast discussing the report findings and its recommendations.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/policy-and-research\/research\/the-opportunity-is-now-human-rights-in-health-and-social-care-in-scotland\/opinion-pieces\/\">Read our &#8216;Opportunity is Now&#8217; opinion pieces. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/blog\/news\/issues-towards-human-rights-incorporation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">follow-up report <\/a>analysing a 30 minute live research session with participants who attended the launch event of &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/blog\/news\/issues-towards-human-rights-incorporation\/\">The Opportunity is Now<\/a>&#8216;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Any questions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions you can contact Lucy Mulvagh, Director of Policy, Research and Impact at <a href=\"mailto:lucy.mulvagh@alliance-scotland.org.uk\">lucy.mulvagh@alliance-scotland.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>End of page. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In February 2023, the ALLIANCE published a commissioned research report, authored by branch social research, titled &#8216;The Opportunity is Now&#8217;. 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