Press Comment from Fiona Hyslop MSP following Health Secretary’s Visit to Blackburn:

“It was great to see the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Health, Neil Gray MSP chose to visit Blackburn Partnership Centre on Tuesday 17th July to launch Scotland’s Population Health Framework and the Health and Social Care Service Renewal Framework.

“These are major national policy frameworks are focused on prevention and joined-up community care to help people lead healthier lives and there is so much happening in Blackburn which already is delivering on this.

“The launch of both of these frameworks shows clear progress towards delivering the Scottish Government’s vision for a healthier, fairer and more resilient Scotland.

“I was pleased to see the Cabinet Secretary visit Blackburn Partnership Centre, in my Constituency, as part of this launch.”

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