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  • Update on the ongoing investigation into higher than usual rates of hepatitis in children

    • 06 May 2022
    • News stories
    • Children
    • Conditions and diseases
    • Health protection

    Public Health Scotland continues to encourage parents and care-givers to ensure children practice good hand and respiratory hygiene as investigations into cases of sudden onset hepatitis in children have identified a total of 22 cases in Scotland since January 2022.

  • Update on changes to reporting of COVID-19 statistics

    • 01 June 2022
    • News stories
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Public Health Scotland (PHS) will move to weekly COVID-19 reporting from Wednesday 08 June 2022.

  • Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week – time to join in

    • 06 October 2022
    • News stories
    • Diet and healthy weight

    This week is Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week, marking the start of Active Girls Month. Public Health Scotland (PHS) joins partners in celebrating and promoting the strides being made across Scotland to encourage more women and girls to be active.

  • Director Appointment: Strategic Planning and Performance

    • 09 August 2022
    • News stories
    • Corporate information
    Public Health Scotland (PHS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Kellet as its new Director of Strategic Planning and Performance.  Michael will join PHS on a...
  • New collaboration to focus on reducing inequalities

    • 29 August 2023
    • News stories
    • Corporate information

    A collaboration between three major public bodies will see the launch of an innovative new hub to improve health and social inequalities throughout Scotland.

  • Scotland’s winter vaccination programme has commenced

    • 05 September 2023
    • News stories
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Immunisations

    Scotland’s winter vaccination programme has started, with a range of vulnerable groups being offered the vaccine against flu from 4 September.

  • Annual Review 2023

    • 13 November 2023
    • News stories
    • Corporate information

    Members of the public are invited to join the Public Health Scotland (PHS) Annual Review online today (Monday 13 Oct) at 11am to hear about how PHS has been working to protect and improve health in Scotland.

  • PHS supports UK Government’s plans for a smokefree generation

    • 06 October 2023
    • News stories
    • Smoking
    Public Health Scotland (PHS) welcomes the announcement by the Prime Minister on plans to incrementally raise the legal age for buying cigarettes in England. This key step, together...
  • PHS Opening Statement at UK COVID-19 Public Inquiry

    • 15 June 2023
    • News stories
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Counsel representing Public Health Scotland (PHS) made an opening statement on 14 June 2023 confirming that PHS is committed to supporting and assisting the Inquiry.

  • Changes to our COVID-19 reporting

    • 25 May 2023
    • News stories
    • Conditions and diseases
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Immunisations

    As part of our continuous review of reporting, Public Health Scotland’s (PHS) weekly report on respiratory infections in Scotland, including COVID-19, has now moved to a monthly publication schedule.