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  • Alcohol sales and harm in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic

    • 22 February 2022
    • News stories
    • Alcohol
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    PHS has published an analysis of latest available data to show how the COVID-19 pandemic and its related restrictions may have impacted on sales, hospital stays and deaths related to alcohol.

  • How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected children and young people in Scotland?

    • 08 June 2022
    • News stories
    • Children

    Public Health Scotland (PHS) has today published an overview of the key messages from the third round of The COVID-19 Early Years Resilience and Impact Survey, the findings of which were first published in January 2022.

  • Update on monkeypox in Scotland

    • 08 July 2022
    • News stories
    • Conditions and diseases
    • Health protection

    Figures show 42 cases of monkeypox reported in Scotland since 23 May 2022. The current outbreak clade of monkeypox is no longer classified as a high consequence infectious disease (HCID).

  • Further update on the ongoing investigation into higher than usual rates of hepatitis in children

    • 12 May 2022
    • News stories
    • 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,...
  • Update on poliovirus in Scotland

    • 12 August 2022
    • News stories
    • Health protection

    Public Health Scotland (PHS) has been working with NHS boards on a precautionary basis to ensure optimal vaccine coverage and protection against polio and advising the public to ensure polio vaccines are up to date. There are no immediate plans to run a similar catch up programme in Scotland at this time. Scotland has high vaccination uptake rates for all childhood immunisations and the JCVI has not advised the need for an IPV booster campaign outside of London.

  • PHS Chief Executive, Angela Leitch, announces retirement

    • 08 September 2022
    • News stories
    • Corporate information

    After almost 3 years as Chief Executive of Public Health Scotland, Angela Leitch is retiring from the organisation. Angela will remain in post until her successor takes up the role.

  • Taking a human rights approach to recovery from COVID-19

    • 22 September 2020
    • News stories
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Public Health Scotland has published a report on taking a human rights approach to the recovery from COVID-19

  • Report highlights the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing on alcohol sales after three years of implementation

    • 22 November 2022
    • News stories
    • Alcohol

    Public Health Scotland (PHS) has published the latest data showing the impact of MUP, introduced in Scotland in May 2018, on alcohol sales.

  • Increase in cancer diagnoses in Scotland

    • 28 March 2023
    • News stories
    • Cancer

    Public Health Scotland has today published an annual update of cancer incidence statistics in Scotland, which show an overall increase in cancer diagnosis numbers in 2021 following the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight continuing inequalities in cancer occurrence.

  • Avoid non-essential travel to Blackpool and other high risk areas

    • 16 October 2020
    • News stories
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    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