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In this joint blog, two of our Consultants in Public Health Medicine, Professor David Morrison, Director of the Scottish Cancer Registry and Dr Fatim Lakha, explore the seemingly paradoxical good news within Scotland’s rising cancer statistics – and what it means for our future health and care system.

As a data and intelligence led organisation, Public Health Scotland (PHS) is committed to providing timely, relevant, and high-quality data to support public understanding of NHS performance. Today, our Director of Data and Digital Innovation and Head of Profession for Statistics, Scott Heald, talks through a major development in how we report waiting times for NHS Scotland.

On Scotland’s National Day of Movement, Dionne Mackison, Head of Place, Environment and Health Harms at PHS, reflects on the opportunity that new guidance offers to support more people to become—and stay— physically active by tackling the barriers that stand in their way.

Our latest blog from Jenny Smith, Health Improvement Manager and Suicide Prevention Implementation Lead, marks World Suicide Prevention Day 2024 and focuses on changing the narrative around suicide.

We talk about prevention a lot at PHS, and for good reason. In essence, prevention in public health is about keeping people healthy and avoiding the risk of poor health, illness, injury, and early death.

In this blog, Public Health Scotland's (PHS) Director of Public Health Science, Dr Nick Phin, shares some top tips to help you stay safe and well this spring.

Transport Poverty is one area that is being highlighted during Challenge Poverty Week as the key theme for today. It has serious health and social implications, limiting people's ability to meet daily needs and enjoy a good quality of life.

This World Mental Health Day 2024 Graeme Stevenson, Senior Health Improvement Officer - Public Mental Health and Mel Bridgewood, Health Improvement Manager - Fair Work and...

In this blog, Dr Sam Ghebrehewet, Head of Vaccination and Immunisation at Public Health Scotland, reflects on this year’s World Immunisation Week theme. He also emphasises the importance of ensuring the successes in using vaccines to prevent diseases continue in the face of global challenges.

In our latest blog, Emma Doyle, Organisational Lead for Housing and Homelessness at Public Health Scotland, discusses the current of a lack of affordable housing and it's impact on the  levels of people experiencing homelessness in Scotland.