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Video transcript for the Head of Service introductory video featuring Angela Leitch, Chief Executive of Public Health Scotland

PHS Board papers for 24 November 2021.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) has developed two sets of mental health indicators, one set for adults and one for children and young people (CYP). These are designed to inform and guide action to improve population mental health in Scotland, at local and national level. They will support monitoring of Scottish Government's mental health transition and recovery plan, which aims to respond to the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This report looks at the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) on cross-border purchasing of alcohol. The report aims to find out if it is happening at a level that affects alcohol consumption, groups of people in Scotland, or retailers.

The Children and Young People Mental Health Indicators will help to identify important information, at local and national level, about mental health outcomes and the determinants of these outcomes. The resources are Children and young people indicator set, including notes on data sources and Children and young people rationale document, explaining what is covered in the indicator set and why

The Adult Mental Health Indicators will help to identify important information, at local and national level, about mental health outcomes and the determinants of these outcomes. The resources are Adult Mental Health Indicator set, this includes notes on data sources, adult rationale document, explaining what is covered in the indicator set and why and a summary note of a discussion from a community workshop used to inform the adult indicator set

Video transcript for a social media video with Katie Potton, a midwife who works for NHS Fife. Katie talks about the benefits of a new Easy Read version of the Ready Steady Baby publication.

PHS Board papers for 23 March 2022.

COVID-19 Antibody Survey of education Staff (CASS) uses blood tests to monitor the number of people working in education in Scotland who have coronavirus antibodies, and how this changes over the school year 2020/21.

A new Health and Justice Programme has been established in Public Health Scotland (PHS) to support the delivery of PHS’s vital initiative of ‘delivering impactful justice and health’. This document discusses the programme’s background and states its vision, aims and scope.