What its position is on the conclusions in the Economist Impact report, The value of action: mitigating the impact of neurological disorder…

The Scottish Government recognises how debilitating and distressing neurological conditions can be and the significant human and economic costs associated. However, we note that this report contains no Scotland-specific analyses of health policy or delivery of care for neurological conditions.Through the Neurological Care & Support Framework 2020-25, we have awarded £2.6 million supporting innovative projects to achieve better outcomes for people living with neurological conditions. We are working to deliver the aims of improving the provision of co-ordinated health and social care and support, developing sustainable workforce models and ensuring high standards of person-centred care.We are also working to support people with health conditions, such as neurological conditions, to play an active role within the economy. In 2023-24 we invested £108 million in employability services, providing intensive and personalised pre-employment and in-work support for unemployed disabled people and those with health conditions or other barriers to progressing within work.Some people with neurological conditions may also be disabled. Our ambition is to at least halve the disability employment gap – the difference between the employment rates for non-disabled people and disabled people aged 16-64 years – by 2038 from 37.4 percentage points in 2016, our baseline year.