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With concern that surging costs will result in more people living in poverty and widen the health inequalities gap, PHS welcomes the new Scottish Government Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan.

The Public Health and Sustainable Partnership group, hosted by Public Health Scotland, carried out a Health Impact Assessment to understand whether people’s health was improved by changing road space for motor vehicles to other uses.

An update that includes details of a number of changes to the reporting of COVID-19 vaccination statistics that will be implemented from 24 March 2022.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) has published two reports examining alcohol retail sales data, as part of the Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland’s Alcohol Strategy (MESAS) programme.

Public Health Scotland showcased examples of innovative digital solutions and updated on its Digital and Data Strategy at the Future Scot’s Health and Care Transformation 2022 event.

Public Health Scotland has today published six briefings that outline the relationships between Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Scotland’s public health priorities.

Results of a study examining the extent to which people might travel outside Scotland to purchase alcohol since the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP).

Public Health Scotland hosts its first full Annual Review.

PHS welcomes the Health Foundation’s announcement of the independent review of health and health inequalities in Scotland.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) continues to seek to provide the most accurate information available on cases of COVID-19 amongst the population in Scotland.