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Public Health Scotland has today, on International Human Rights Day, launched a learning hub focussed on human rights and health inequalities. It explains the fundamental links between the right to health and the reduction of health inequalities and sets out what is required for people in a leadership role to take action to reduce inequalities.

Public Health Scotland welcomes the start of COVID-19 vaccinations in Scotland.

Public Health Scotland has published analysis of available data on the variation in outcomes by ethnic group among those tested positive for COVID-19 throughout the pandemic. Today we are publishing a fourth update to the analysis.

Data from National Records of Scotland (NRS) released today shows that there were 833 probable suicides registered in Scotland in 2019, an increase from 784 in 2018.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) is inviting parents and carers of children aged 2–7 to take part in a survey to find out how their families have been affected by the different restrictions announced as we continue to live with coronavirus.

As part of the ongoing response to COVID-19, Public Health Scotland provides an overview of changes in health and use of healthcare services during the pandemic.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) has today published management information statistics on Discharges from NHSScotland Hospitals to Care Homes between 1 March and 31 May 2020.

Representatives from across Scotland’s housing sector will join a virtual webinar, hosted by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), on the impact of childhood adverse experiences (ACEs) and trauma within the housing sector on 28th October.

Public Health Scotland and Transport Scotland have today published a report on the changing patterns of transport use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Update on the First Minister's statement advising against non-essential travel to very high or high alert areas under England’s new three-tier system