Socialist Health Association Scotland

The SHA was founded in 1930 to campaign for a National Health Service.
SHA Scotland is a campaigning organisation which promotes health and well-being and the eradication of inequalities through the application of socialist principles to society and government.
We believe that these objectives can best be achieved through collective rather than individual action. We campaign for an integrated healthcare system which reduces inequalities in health and is accountable to the communities it serves.

News
Manifesto 2026
Our initial discussion paper, which formed the basis for our submission to the Scottish Policy Forum.

In our motion to the 2025 Scottish Labour Party Conference we make a case for health inequalities to be at the heart of the manifesto.

Water Fluoridation
In this paper, we explain the process of water fluoridation and why it would improve children's oral health.

The latest edition of our newsletter - Healthier Scotland - is out now.

Happy 75th Anniversary NHS Scotland
Our anniversary card outlines the distinctive history of NHS Scotland and some of the current challenges.

Our discussion paper on NHS Scotland reform, and supporting blog post.

SHA Scotland submission to the Drug Deaths Prevention Bill.

Our paper, Local Action on Health Inequalities can be downloaded here.

National Care Service consultation. Our submission.

European study of social care, including a Scotland case study written by Dave Watson.

Our proposal for a new Health and Care Workers Covenant, modelled on the armed forces version while recognising important differences. Dave Watson explains the research behind the proposal in this blog post.