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Chair of Public Health Scotland (PHS), Ally Boyle, has set out how our new 10-year strategy, Together we can, will drive meaningful action to improve and protect Scotland’s health, highlighting the central role of partnership in delivering long term change.

We've published the 2024/25 annual cervical screening statistics, providing data on coverage and uptake by health board of residence, deprivation and age.

We are encouraging people who smoke to get free support from Quit Your Way, NHS Scotland’s stop smoking service.

We have published two updated public health alerts today in response to increased harms and changes in the drug supply.

An update on the RSV vaccine eligibility changes for 2026 and and overview of who is eligible.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) has published its new ten-year strategy, Together We Can, setting out a clear and ambitious direction for improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of people across Scotland.

People in Scotland are less likely to die from cancer, with the risk falling by 12% over the past decade. The new report provides the latest insights into cancer mortality in Scotland,

As the festive period gets underway, Public Health Scotland is urging people to take steps to protect themselves and their loved ones to help reduce the spread of flu.

Following a detailed review by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the UK’s independent expert group on vaccines, Public Health Scotland (PHS) has been working with the Scottish Government and colleagues across NHS Boards to make some changes to Scotland’s childhood vaccination programme.

View the JCVI advice on COVID-19 spring 2026 vaccination programmes