We release a wide range of research, guidance and statistical publications.

Publications released before 16 March 2020 may be found on the Data and Intelligence, Health Protection Scotland or Improving Health websites.

Showing 2892 results

  • National respiratory infection and COVID-19 statistics 28 September 2023

    • 28 September 2023
    • Statistical report
    • Population health
    About this release This weekly release by Public Health Scotland presents epidemiological information on respiratory infection activity, including COVID-19, across Scotland. As...
  • Laboratory reports of norovirus in Scotland - Up to week ending week ending 24 September 2023

    • 28 September 2023
    • Statistical report
    • Conditions and diseases

    This report presents provisional information on laboratory reports of norovirus in Scotland compared to the same time last year and the average for the same time period of the previous five years.

  • PHS climate change and sustainability strategic plan

    • 27 September 2023
    • Resources
    • Environmental health
    • Health protection
    • Hospital care
    • Place
    • Population health
    • Social and community care

    Climate change directly and indirectly harms health and wellbeing, widening existing inequalities. Climate action is an opportunity to deliver co-benefits for population health, wellbeing and equity. This document sets out 41 high-level actions across three focus areas that PHS will take from 2023 through to 2026. These actions aim to place population health, wellbeing and equity at the heart of climate action and embed climate action in all PHS’s work to improve and protect population health and reduce inequalities.

  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening - pathway and FAQs

    • 27 September 2023
    • Guidance
    • Screening

    The screening pathway and frequently asked questions have been developed for health professionals to support the AAA programme.

  • Review of smoking cessation services in Scotland - Advisory Group report

    • 26 September 2023
    • Report
    • Smoking

    The Scottish Government commissioned Public Health Scotland (PHS) to carry out a review of smoking cessation services and make recommendations for the delivery of services going forward.

  • Psychological therapies and interventions waiting times standard definitions

    • 26 September 2023
    • Guidance
    • Mental health
    • Waiting times

    This document provides guidance on the scope of the Psychological Therapies and Interventions Waiting Times Standard for staff that are employed by Health Boards (NHS) and who deliver psychological therapies and interventions through Health and Social Care Partnerships (H&SCP) and hospitals. The Standard states that 90% of people should start psychological treatment or intervention within 18 weeks of referral. This document sets out what constitutes psychological therapies and interventions (by services, teams, individuals, or digitally), defines the clock start and clock stop times and specifies how the waiting time from referral to treatment start (RTT) is to be calculated and reported to Public Health Scotland for publication.

  • Social care - demand for care at home services 26 September 2023

    • 26 September 2023
    • Statistical report
    • Social and community care
    About this release This publication by Public Health Scotland (PHS) presents information on the Demand for Care at Home Services. This includes the total number of individuals...
  • Primary Care in-hours General Practice activity visualisation - as at 31 July 2023

    • 26 September 2023
    • Statistical report
    • Primary care

    This release by Public Health Scotland provides information on encounters that have taken place in general practice in Scotland from January 2018. It contains summary statistics by HSCP and health board on the number of encounters by the derived fields 'encounter group', 'encounter class' and 'Healthcare professional group'. It is experimental data and analysis.

  • National drug and alcohol treatment waiting times - 1 April 2023 to 30 June 2023

    • 26 September 2023
    • Statistical report
    • Alcohol
    • Drugs
    • Waiting times

    Waiting times for people accessing drug and alcohol treatment services

  • Cancer waiting times - 1 April to 30 June 2023

    • 26 September 2023
    • Statistical report
    • Cancer
    • Waiting times

    Reporting on two waiting times standards used to measure how long patients have waited for their first cancer treatment: performance against the 62-day and 31-day waiting time standard​