Providing more healthcare services at home for people across
Scotland is central to the Scottish Government's ambition to
fundamentally reform the NHS in the year ahead, the Deputy First
Minister has said.
visited the Hospital at Home
hub for Central and West Fife in Kirkcaldy today to meet staff
and hear about the recent redesign of the service.
It followed publication of the Scottish Government's Programme
for Government 2026-2031 this week which set out major changes
for the NHS, ensuring services fit more effectively around
people's lives.
The Deputy First Minister said:
People having access to the care they need in their own home is
fundamental to NHS reform and improving services.
The expansion of Hospital at Home in NHS Fife and across the
country will be a key part of this, improving access to safe and
effective care at home. Building on progress made already,
we will increase capacity so that more than 10,000 people can
benefit from Hospital at Home services this winter.
Removing geographical barriers to care and simplifying the
structure of our NHS will give us a platform to allow people to
get the right care, in the right place, at the right time. It
will reduce unnecessary duplication and remove artificial
boundaries to care.
We will undertake this alongside continued investment in local
community services like GP walk-in centres, digital
transformation led by our MyCare app, and by working jointly with
our workforce and trade unions.
Background
Programme for Government 2026 to
2031 - gov.scot
The Health and Care Improving Flow
Plan 2026-2031 published this week is one of the most
significant operational reforms of this Parliament. The ambition
is to create one connected system, simple routes to care,
ensuring every person receives the right care, in the right place
as quickly as possible.
