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Welcome to St Andrews<\/h3>\n

Sleep Health & Wellbeing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Here, we recognise sleep as a core pillar of health and work to enhance sleep in communities in Scotland and beyond.<\/h4>\n

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Sleep Research | Sleep Education |\u00a0 Policy Reform<\/h1>\n

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From left to right: (1) Sleep Well Scotland Policy Event; (2) Dr. Emma Louise Gale presenting her work on Leading by Example; (3) Sleep Well Scotland Policy Event<\/h6>\n

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Why Sleep Health Matters<\/h2>\n

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Learn More About Our Work<\/h2>\n

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Page References<\/h4>\n

Lim, D.C., et al.,\u00a0The need to promote sleep health in public health agendas across the globe.<\/i>\u00a0The Lancet Public Health, 2023.\u00a08<\/b>(10): p. e820-e826.<\/p>\n

Hillman, D., et al.,\u00a0The economic cost of inadequate sleep.<\/i>\u00a0Sleep, 2018.\u00a041(8): p. zsy083.<\/p>\n

Seng, E.K., et al.,\u00a0The Burden of Sleep Problems: A Pilot Observational Study in an Ethnically Diverse Urban Primary Care Setting.<\/i>\u00a0J Prim Care<\/p>\n

Community Health, 2016.\u00a07(4): p. 276-80.<\/p>\n

Streatfeild, J., et al.,\u00a0The social and economic cost of sleep disorders.<\/i>\u00a0Sleep, 2021.\u00a044(11): p. zsab1<\/p>\n

Gale EL, Donnelly PD. A national study and public mandate for sleep health policy reform [conference presentation]. Presented at: World Sleep 2025; 2025 Sep 5\u201310; Singapore.<\/p>\n

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