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Director Appointment – Data and Digital Innovation
- 18 May 2022
- Corporate information
Public Health Scotland is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Heald as Director of Data and Digital Innovation.
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Senior Leadership Team Announcement
- 17 May 2022
- Corporate information
Public Health Scotland (PHS) would like to congratulate Vicki Bibby, Director of Strategic Planning and Performance on her appointment as Chief Operating Officer with Audit... -
Further update on the ongoing investigation into higher than usual rates of hepatitis in children
- 12 May 2022
- Children
- Conditions and diseases
- Health protection
Ongoing investigations into cases of sudden onset hepatitis (liver inflammation) in children aged 10 and under have identified a further four cases since our previous report,... -
Digital Health and Care Data Strategy
- 12 May 2022
- Unclassified
Please mind the gap In a guest blog for the Scottish Government (SG), Carol Sinclair - a Chief Officer at Public Health Scotland and member of the SG's Digital Health and Care Data... -
Update on the ongoing investigation into higher than usual rates of hepatitis in children
- 06 May 2022
- Children
- Conditions and diseases
- Health protection
Public Health Scotland continues to encourage parents and care-givers to ensure children practice good hand and respiratory hygiene as investigations into cases of sudden onset hepatitis in children have identified a total of 22 cases in Scotland since January 2022.
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Update to reporting of COVID-19 statistics
- 03 May 2022
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Following changes to testing policy in Scotland from 01 May 2022, Public Health Scotland (PHS) has reviewed and updated its approach to publishing information on COVID-19.
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Working with the police to improve public health: expansion of digital learning hub
- 27 April 2022
- Population health
Following the launch of the Public Health Scotland (PHS) ‘Introduction to Public Health’ online learning hub last year, a new section has been added on the role of Police Scotland.... -
Update on hepatitis in young children in Scotland
- 21 April 2022
- Health protection
Public Health Scotland (PHS) is asking parents and care-givers to continue to be vigilant about hand and respiratory hygiene, particularly the supervision of hand-washing as investigations into a rise in cases of sudden onset hepatitis (liver inflammation) in children aged 10 and under continue.
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Report on the investigation into the origin of recent cases of hepatitis in Scotland published
- 14 April 2022
- Health protection
Eurosurveillance has published a journal article based on Public Health Scotland (PHS) ongoing investigation into the origin of the recent severe hepatitis cases among young children.
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Cancer Incidence In Scotland to December 2020
- 12 April 2022
- Cancer
After many years of increases, the latest figures on new cancer diagnoses in Scotland highlight unusual decreases in numbers in 2020. The report finds that nearly 2,800 fewer...