Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report published

The latest report from the Chief Medical Officer was published today. In presenting his report, Dr Harry Burns said:
"Scotland's health is improving, but support and intervention in early life is essential if the nation is to close the gap between affluent and deprived areas"
"We have been very innovative in Scotland in designing and implementing health improvement programmes. Other countries have found much to admire in the way Scots as a nation have responded to the challenge of smoking"
"Although the health of all sections of the community in Scotland is improving we can not disguise the fact that it is not improving fast enough for the poorest sections of our society. As my report makes clear, early interventions to improve the health and development of children is key to narrowing the gap in adult health"