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Paul Johnston, Chief Executive of PHS reflects on the publication of the Population Health and Service Renewal Frameworks by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), which aim to improve health and wellbeing in Scotland by addressing social and economic factors.

With the start of the winter approaching, the Viral Respiratory team at Public Health Scotland (PHS) is gearing up their surveillance of respiratory infections. In our latest blog,...

Scott Heald, Director of Data and Digital Innovation and Head of Profession for Statistics at Public Health Scotland (PHS) discusses the recent announcement on actions to support a renewal of the NHS in Scotland, and how PHS is playing an important role.

In our latest blog, Dr Fatim Lakha, Consultant in Public Health Medicine considers the future health landscape in Scotland by reflecting on recent findings from the Scottish Burden of Disease study and the detail these new disease prevalence reports add to the long-term view.

As we mark Clinical Audit Awareness Week, it’s the perfect time to shine a spotlight on the vital work of the Scottish National Audit Programme (SNAP) and its role in shaping a safer, more effective, and person-centred healthcare system in Scotland.

Whilst air pollution levels in Glasgow have been reducing, harmful nitrogen dioxide(NO2) are still being recorded in our city centre at levels that do not meet the legal requirements. Glasgow's LEZ is being introduced to further reduce levels of harmful vehicle emissions.

With the WHO declaring a recent rise in mpox cases in Central and Eastern Africa a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, Dr Kirsty Roy and Dr Kate Smith, explain more about the current international situation and what's being done to prepare for any cases in Scotland.

Georgie Stuart talks about the importance of active travel for the climate and for physical and mental health.

Lovetta Williams, Organisational Lead for Workforce Development, encourages people working in the public service in Scotland to learn something new in 2023 that improves practice, and helps make a difference to people’s outcomes.

Andrew Gasiorowski, Principal Information Development Manager from PHS’s Geospatial team and Alba Rozalen Gonzalez, Senior Health Improvement Officer from our Climate and Sustainable Environments team, talk about a recent PHS report on Greenspace and how the data can be used to create benefit for the environment and people’s health.