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Process

Each Commentary is produced in collaboration with an appropriately constituted specialist Reference Group with membership drawn from within and beyond Health Scotland. The process, overseen by the Head of Evidence for Action, involves consideration of the evidence cited and Recommendations presented in the NICE Guidance, in the context of policy, practice and other circumstances in Scotland. The general target date for production and initial dissemination of a full Commentary and Summary is 4 months from the publication date of the NICE Guidance concerned.

Available Commentaries

Health Scotland Commentaries (full text and summary versions) are currently available on the following NICE Guidance.

Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation Brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation in primary care and other settings
Full text Commentary
Summary version

Four commonly used methods to increase physical activity Four commonly used methods to increase physical activity: brief interventions in primary care, exercise referral schemes, pedometers and community-based exercise programmes for walking and cycling
Full text Commentary
Summary version

Obesity Obesity: guidance on the prevention, identification, assessment and management of obesity in adults and children
Full text Commentary
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Prevention of sexually transmitted infections and under 18 conceptions One to one interventions to reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and reduce the rate of under 18 conceptions
Full text Commentary
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Interventions to reduce substance misuse among vulnerable young people Community-based interventions to reduce substance misuse among vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people
Full text Commentary
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Workplace interventions to promote smoking cessation Workplace health promotion: how to help employees to stop smoking
Full text Commentary
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Behaviour change Behaviour change at population, community and individual levels
Full text Commentary
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School-based interventions on alcohol Interventions in schools to prevent and reduce alcohol use among children and young people
Full text Commentary
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Physical activity and the environment Promoting and creating built or natural environments that encourage and support physical activity
Full text Commentary
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Community engagement Community engagement to improve health
Full text Commentary
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Social and emotional wellbeing in primary education Promoting children's social and emotional wellbeing in primary education
Full text Commentary
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Promoting physical activity in the workplace Workplace health promotion: how to encourage employees to be physically active
Full text Commentary
Summary version

Forthcoming Commentaries

Smoking cessation services Smoking cessation services in primary care, pharmacies, local authorities and workplaces, particularly for manual groups, pregnant women and hard to reach communities – Commentary target date October 2008

Maternal and child nutrition Improving the nutrition of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and children in low-income households – Commentary target date November 2008

Preventing the uptake of smoking by children and young people Mass-media and point-of-sales measures to prevent the uptake of smoking by children and young people – Commentary target date November 2008

Identifying and supporting people most at risk of dying prematurely Guidance for the NHS and other sectors on what works in driving down population mortality rates in disadvantaged areas where risk of early death is higher than average – Commentary target date January 2009

Mental wellbeing and older people Guidance for occupational therapy and physical activity interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of older people in primary care and residential care – Commentary target date February 2009