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PHS welcomes the Health Foundation’s announcement of the independent review of health and health inequalities in Scotland.

An additional case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Scotland. This latest case brings the total number of confirmed cases reported since 23 May to five.

As part of our role in protecting health, PHS supports the management of zoonotic disease outbreaks such as avian influenza. Our latest blog discusses the importance of monitoring the outbreak to keep both people and birds safe.

Poverty is a significant long-term problem for people’s health. With concern that surging costs will result in more people living in poverty and widen the health inequalities gap,...

Figures published today show there have been 85 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox reported in Scotland since 23 May 2022. This includes an additional case since our last report on 30 August 2022.

The winter vaccination programme for 2023 is well underway and Health Boards across Scotland are delivering flu and COVID-19 vaccines at pace to those eligible this season.

Following final advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland (PHS) are finalising plans for the roll out...

Following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), Public Health Scotland (PHS) is working with Scottish Government and colleagues across NHS Boards to make plans for the introduction of a new vaccine programme which offers protection against gonorrhoea.

PHS has today published a report describing gonorrhoea infections in Scotland from 2013-2022. The report shows that 5,641 cases of gonorrhoea were recorded in 2022 in Scotland.

Throughout 2020 and 2021, Public Health Scotland (PHS) ran three national surveys to hear directly from the parents and carers of younger children about how the COVID-19 pandemic,...