Katie Mackintosh
Katie is Holyrood magazine's Health Correspondent and has been with the magazine since 2005. She has an MA in Sociology with Gender from Edinburgh University and a post graduate diploma in Journalism from Napier University.
Katie has twice been named PPA Scotland Feature Writer of the Year, in 2008 and again in 2009, and was shortlisted for magazine writer of the year at the Scottish Press Awards in 2012.
She is an Aberdonian by birth, a Glaswegian by nature, who now lives in Fife with her husband. Articles by Katie Mackintosh:
- Q: How do we move telehealth and telecare forward? A: We should be scaring the shit out of the public. As answers go, it’s pretty succinct. Addressing Holyrood magazine’s 4th annual Telehealth and Telecare conference in Glasgow earlier today, Professor James Ferguson, clinical lead for...
- Array Two in five people living in Scotland will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime. Official statistics released last week by ISD Scotland showed that while more people are living longer after a diagnosis, incidence rates of cancer have increased in Scotland by three per...
- Professor James Ferguson is explaining how the emergency department can be a useful barometer for how the health service is working. “If you are getting good preventative care, good home care, and good monitoring at home, that tends to mean there are less people coming through the emergency...
- Last week, Scotland’s long-awaited ban on the open display of tobacco products in large shops finally came into force. The legislation, which also includes a ban on sales from self-service tobacco vending machines, had been delayed by lengthy legal challenges and so Public Health Minister Michael...
- Health Committee 30.04.13: Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill The age of eligibility to access the National Confidential Forum was a key discussion point as Public Health Minister Michael Matheson appeared before the Health and Sport Committee to give evidence on the Scottish...
