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Deaths by suicide in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
- 30 November 2021
- Suicide
Today Public Health Scotland (PHS) released data on deaths by suicide during 2015-2020. This allows the comparison of 2020 data with the previous five years to determine the impact of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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27,656 deaths directly averted as a result of COVID-19 vaccination programme in Scotland
- 25 November 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Findings from a paper published today in Eurosurveillance estimate that 27,656 deaths have been directly averted as a result of Scotland’s COVID-19 vaccination programme.
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Upcoming changes to COVID-19 reporting
- 24 November 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
As part of our continuous review of reporting, Public Health Scotland will implement some changes to our COVID-19 Weekly Report and Daily Dashboard in the coming weeks.
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First report on COP26 and COVID-19
- 16 November 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Public Health Scotland is today publishing a preliminary report on the impact of the COP26 summit on COVID-19 infections in Scotland
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Head of Service Recruitment
- 15 November 2021
- Corporate information
Public Health Scotland is looking for a number of people to join our leadership team.
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COP26 under way
- 01 November 2021
- Population health
Yesterday (31 October 2021) marked the opening of COP26 – the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, hosted in Glasgow.
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Vaccines protect against death from COVID-19 though some clinical characteristics can increase vulnerability
- 29 October 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Immunisations
People who have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine are far better protected against death from the virus than those who are unvaccinated, however, there are certain characteristics which can make people more vulnerable.
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Study of MUP’s impact on alcohol consumption and health services published
- 25 October 2021
- Alcohol
The National Institute for Health Research today published an analysis of the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing on alcohol-related emergency department attendances in Scotland.
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Double vaccination provides good protection against death from COVID-19 Delta variant
- 22 October 2021
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Immunisations
A research team from Public Health Scotland have found that two vaccine dose are over 90 per cent effective at preventing deaths from the Delta variant of COVID-19.
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Minimal change in alcohol-related crime following implementation of MUP
- 12 October 2021
- Alcohol
A study published by Public Health Scotland indicates that Minimum Unit Pricing had minimal impact on alcohol-related crime in Scotland following its introduction in May 2018.