Later today, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will outline this year’s Programme for Government to Scottish Parliament.

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Thread: what’s in this year’s Programme for Government ⬇️

We will continue to support and protect our #NHS .

We’re committed to increasing our frontline health spend each year so it is at least £2.5 billion higher by 2026-27.

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We'll work to improve national wellbeing by increasing direct mental health investment by at least 25% over the lifetime of this parliament.

This year we're providing £120 million additional funding to support the recovery and transformation of mental health services.

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We will invest £250 million over the next 5 years to tackle the drugs deaths emergency. This will ensure better:

🔹 outreach
🔹 treatment
🔹 rehabilitation
🔹 and aftercare services

in every local authority.

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We want to achieve the highest standard of support and care for people using adult social care services.

We'll bring forward legislation to establish a National Care Service by June 2022.

🏥 This will be the biggest public service reform since the creation of the NHS.

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Everyone should feel safe from violence and discrimination.

Starting this year, we will invest £100 million to support frontline services and focus on the prevention of violence against women and girls from school onwards.

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We're committed to tackling the poverty related attainment gap.

Starting this year, we're going to invest a further £1 billion to help us achieve this.

We will also fund councils to recruit 3,500 additional teachers and 500 classroom assistants.
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