Publications

Annual information used to review progress towards achieving each of the national health and wellbeing outcomes.

Urgent healthcare provided in primary care setting when GPs are closed.

A&E activity: month ending 31 May 2024...

The data displays in the Scottish Pregnancy, Births and Neonatal Data (SPBAND) Dashboard have been developed in response to commitment 67 in The Best Start: five year plan for maternity and neonatal care that: ‘national level maternity and neonatal dashboards should be developed to facilitate benchmarking and reduce variations in care’. For the most part the data shown is the same as in the Pregnancy and Births and babies sections of the previously-provided Wider Impacts of COVID dashboard, which is being updated for the last time at the start of Sep 2023 and then retired. The Stillbirths and infant deaths data is now based on data released quarterly by National Records of Scotland. The Location of extremely preterm deliveries now includes babies born at 22 weeks gestation as well as those born at 23-26 weeks inclusive.

A&E activity: week ending 23 June 2024...

This leaflet is a guide for pregnant women about whooping cough. It explains how whooping cough can affect babies and young children and how pregnant women can get the whooping cough vaccine.

​​​​The Scottish Vaccine Update provides current information and practical advice about immunisation policy, practice and vaccine supply in Scotland for front line health professionals.

Information on the public health risks associated with cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

This release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) reports on systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) activity across NHS services in Scotland. Treatment activity includes the weekly number of appointments and the monthly and annual number of appointments and patients receiving treatment.

About this release Public Health Scotland (PHS) continue to consider timely ways to provide the public with official statistics. Between April and October 2024, Public Health...