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In this blog post, Vick Craik from the Drugs Team at Public Health Scotland, explains how the drugs market in Scotland is changing and what impact that may have on public health in Scotland.

As the UK negotiates trade agreements, PHS Consultant in Public Health Margaret Douglas explains how a health impact assessment approach can help ensure they maximise health benefits, and minimise harm.

With the tail end of the year approaching, the Respiratory Team at PHS are gearing up to increase surveillance of respiratory infections across Scotland. In our latest blog, Helen Gadegaard, Healthcare Scientist Principal, tells us how the team gathers and shares this information.

In Challenge Poverty Week, PHS Chief Executive Paul Johnston focuses on our contribution, and work with partners, to tackle child poverty by addressing the three key drivers of child poverty: income from employment, income from social security and the cost of living.

As schools return in Scotland, Michelle Falconer - Nurse Consultant in Immunisation and Vaccination for PHS encourages parents and carers to check if their child’s immunisation record is up-to-date and what free vaccines their child can expect to be offered in school.

Minimising the risks from bird flu (avian influenza) If you’ve been walking along Scotland’s coastlines recently, particularly in the north and east, you might have seen a number of dead birds on the beaches.

Cases of STIs are rising in sexually active adults in Scotland. In this blog, Dr Kirsty Roy emphasises the importance of having safer sex.

The longer days of summer provide us that extra opportunity to spend time outdoors which benefits our physical and mental health. Public Health Scotland's (PHS) Director of Public Health Science, Dr Nick Phin, blogs about how to keep ourselves and each other safe while we make the most of the summer months.

Today we celebrate the beginning of Clinical Audit Awareness Week. It is widely accepted that good, accurate and robust data are necessary to allow NHS Boards to make decisions based on credible evidence and fact. Our colleagues across the NHS rely on the information provided by the SNAP to make decisions about how they manage their services.

Whilst air pollution levels in Glasgow have been reducing, harmful nitrogen dioxide(NO2) are still being recorded in our city centre at levels that do not meet the legal requirements. Glasgow's LEZ is being introduced to further reduce levels of harmful vehicle emissions.