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  • PHS climate change and sustainability strategic plan

    • 27 September 2023
    • Publications
    • 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.

  • Prison services resources

    • 15 September 2023
    • Publications
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Immunisations

    We have produced a range of resources to help prison services and stakeholders provide support in relation to the winter vaccines programme.

  • Patient information leaflet: Scottish Cardiac Audit Programme

    • 07 September 2023
    • Publications
    • Healthcare audits

    This leaflet explains what you need to know about the Scottish Cardiac Audit Programme (SCAP) and why it is important for the future care of patients.

  • Vitamin D and you

    • 19 December 2023
    • Publications
    • Diet and healthy weight

    This leaflet explains the benefits of getting enough vitamin D as part of a healthy diet.

  • Maternity early warning score escalation

    • 22 June 2023
    • Publications
    • Performance and monitoring
    Maternity early warning score escalation...
  • The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Order 2006 - local authority implementation guide

    • 17 January 2018
    • Publications
    • Health protection
    The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Order 2006 - local authority implementation guide...
  • Health impact assessment of unconventional oil and gas in Scotland

    • 08 November 2016
    • Publications
    • Environmental health
    • Health protection
    Health impact assessment of unconventional oil and gas in Scotland...
  • Pollution prevention and control (PPC) guidance for NHS boards in Scotland

    • 01 November 2014
    • Publications
    • Environmental health
    • Health protection
    Pollution prevention and control (PPC) guidance for NHS boards in Scotland...
  • Incineration of waste and reported human health effects

    • 28 October 2009
    • Publications
    • Environmental health
    • Health protection
    Incineration of waste and reported human health effects...
  • SHPN annual report 2022-23

    • 11 October 2023
    • Publications
    • Health protection

    The pandemic response disrupted normal functioning of the Scottish Health Protection Network (SHPN) and created significant pressure on the health protection workforce across Scotland. The 2022/23 Report shows the start of the transition of the Network back to business as usual with several network areas remobilising and the publication of an external review, which made a number of recommendations for the future of SHPN.