Individualised care matters more than blanket rules
Treating every person as an individual, rather than applying blanket policies, is a principle the Scottish government is right to defend.24 January 2026
The Scottish government is defending something that ought to be straightforward: the idea that every person deserves to be treated as an individual, not processed through a one-size-fits-all system. Yet this principle has become controversial, and that tells us something important about where the conversation has drifted.
When we apply blanket rules without regard to individual circumstances, we're not being efficient or principled. We're being lazy. Real justice, real healthcare, real support for people requires us to look at the person in front of us and ask what they actually need.
Read the full piece to explore why individualised care is not a luxury or a loophole, but the foundation of good medicine and ethical practice.