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Redress Scheme for survivors of historical child abuse in residential care in Scotland
- 19 May 2022
- Corporate information
Public Health Scotland is fully committed to participating in the redress scheme for survivors of abuse in care in Scotland. The NHS has been asked by the Scottish Government to... -
Director Appointment – Data and Digital Innovation
- 18 May 2022
- Corporate information
Public Health Scotland is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Heald as Director of Data and Digital Innovation.
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Senior Leadership Team Announcement
- 17 May 2022
- Corporate information
Public Health Scotland (PHS) would like to congratulate Vicki Bibby, Director of Strategic Planning and Performance on her appointment as Chief Operating Officer with Audit... -
Further update on the ongoing investigation into higher than usual rates of hepatitis in children
- 12 May 2022
- Children
- Conditions and diseases
- Health protection
Ongoing investigations into cases of sudden onset hepatitis (liver inflammation) in children aged 10 and under have identified a further four cases since our previous report,... -
Digital Health and Care Data Strategy
- 12 May 2022
- Unclassified
Please mind the gap In a guest blog for the Scottish Government (SG), Carol Sinclair - a Chief Officer at Public Health Scotland and member of the SG's Digital Health and Care Data... -
Update on the ongoing investigation into higher than usual rates of hepatitis in children
- 06 May 2022
- Children
- Conditions and diseases
- Health protection
Public Health Scotland continues to encourage parents and care-givers to ensure children practice good hand and respiratory hygiene as investigations into cases of sudden onset hepatitis in children have identified a total of 22 cases in Scotland since January 2022.
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Update to reporting of COVID-19 statistics
- 03 May 2022
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Following changes to testing policy in Scotland from 01 May 2022, Public Health Scotland (PHS) has reviewed and updated its approach to publishing information on COVID-19.
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Working with the police to improve public health: expansion of digital learning hub
- 27 April 2022
- Population health
Following the launch of the Public Health Scotland (PHS) ‘Introduction to Public Health’ online learning hub last year, a new section has been added on the role of Police Scotland.... -
Update on hepatitis in young children in Scotland
- 21 April 2022
- Health protection
Public Health Scotland (PHS) is asking parents and care-givers to continue to be vigilant about hand and respiratory hygiene, particularly the supervision of hand-washing as investigations into a rise in cases of sudden onset hepatitis (liver inflammation) in children aged 10 and under continue.
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Report on the investigation into the origin of recent cases of hepatitis in Scotland published
- 14 April 2022
- Health protection
Eurosurveillance has published a journal article based on Public Health Scotland (PHS) ongoing investigation into the origin of the recent severe hepatitis cases among young children.