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  • Annual Review 2023

    • 13 November 2023
    • News stories
    • Corporate information

    Members of the public are invited to join the Public Health Scotland (PHS) Annual Review online today (Monday 13 Oct) at 11am to hear about how PHS has been working to protect and improve health in Scotland.

  • PHS supports UK Government’s plans for a smokefree generation

    • 06 October 2023
    • News stories
    • Smoking
    Public Health Scotland (PHS) welcomes the announcement by the Prime Minister on plans to incrementally raise the legal age for buying cigarettes in England. This key step, together...
  • Changes to our COVID-19 reporting

    • 25 May 2023
    • News stories
    • Conditions and diseases
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Immunisations

    As part of our continuous review of reporting, Public Health Scotland’s (PHS) weekly report on respiratory infections in Scotland, including COVID-19, has now moved to a monthly publication schedule.

  • Early Child Development in Scotland report shows increase in percentage of children with a developmental concern

    • 25 April 2023
    • News stories
    • Children

    Public Health Scotland has published a report containing data on children’s development in Scotland.

  • Economic impact of MUP on Scotland’s alcoholic drinks industry

    • 31 January 2023
    • News stories
    • Alcohol

    A report by Public Health Scotland indicates that the economic performance of the alcoholic drinks industry in Scotland has not been significantly impacted by the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP).

  • Report highlights the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing on alcohol products and prices

    • 15 November 2022
    • News stories
    • Alcohol

    Public Health Scotland (PHS) today published a report which evaluates the price and range of alcohol products in the Scottish off-trade sector in the 12 months following the implementation of Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol (MUP).

  • Challenge Poverty Week October 2020

    • 06 October 2020
    • News stories
    • Children
    • Poverty

    The Challenge Poverty Week campaign led by The Poverty Alliance, is an opportunity for all of us to reinforce our contributions to reducing poverty and to help address a key driver of inequalities in Scotland.

  • New Chief Executive joins Public Health Scotland

    • 20 March 2023
    • News stories
    • Corporate information

    Paul Johnston has joined Public Health Scotland as the new Chief Executive.

  • Deaths by suicide increased in 2019

    • 24 November 2020
    • News stories
    • Suicide

    Data from National Records of Scotland (NRS) released today shows that there were 833 probable suicides registered in Scotland in 2019, an increase from 784 in 2018.

  • Update on monkeypox in Scotland

    • 07 October 2022
    • News stories
    • Conditions and diseases
    • Health protection
    • Immunisations

    Laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox in Scotland are unchanged at 94. Currently most cases in Scotland are in men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with men, however, anyone can get monkeypox.