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About this release This weekly release by Public Health Scotland presents epidemiological information on respiratory infection activity, including COVID-19, across Scotland. Due to...

This report presents provisional information on laboratory reports of norovirus in Scotland compared to the same time last year and the average for the same time period of the previous five years.

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.

This briefing outlines core concepts related to racialised health inequalities and introduces a theoretical framework explaining the relationship between racism and health outcomes. It seeks to strengthen practitioners’ knowledge and understanding of racism as a fundamental public health issue and a key driver of persistent health inequalities, supporting more informed, effective, and equitable practice.

These recommendations have been written by anaesthetists from throughout Scotland who regularly work in hip fracture care with the intent of giving practical advice on the anaesthetic management of this patient group. The recommendations are supported by the Scottish Society of Anaesthetists and the Scottish branch of the College of Emergency Medicine.

The report presents research which aims to explore how projected changes in population size and age structure between 2025 and 2040 could affect future health loss across Scotland, its two NHS sub-national planning areas, and territorial NHS boards. It presents scenario-based estimates of the future burden of disease by applying 2019 age- and sex-specific Scottish Burden of Disease rates to projected populations. The report explores how demographic changes alone could alter the scale, age distribution, and leading causes of disease burden.

Report on systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) in patients in Scotland for the treatment of early breast cancer, and the outcomes in these patients, using electronic record linkage.

This briefing outlines core concepts related to racialised health inequalities and introduces a theoretical framework explaining the relationship between racism and health outcomes. It seeks to strengthen practitioners’ knowledge and understanding of racism as a fundamental public health issue and a key driver of persistent health inequalities, supporting more informed, effective, and equitable practice.

A&E activity: week ending 11 October 2026...