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  • Challenge Poverty Week 2022

    • 04 October 2022
    • News stories
    • Poverty
    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,...
  • Update on monkeypox in Scotland

    • 02 September 2022
    • News stories
    • Health protection

    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.

  • Scotland’s winter vaccination programme continues

    • 05 October 2023
    • News stories
    • Conditions and diseases
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Immunisations

    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.

  • Winter flu and COVID-19 Vaccination Programme

    • 08 August 2023
    • News stories
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Immunisations
    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...
  • JCVI advice on vaccinations to protect against gonorrhoea and a routine mpox programme

    • 10 November 2023
    • News stories

    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.

  • Gonorrhoea infection in Scotland 2013-2022 report

    • 14 March 2023
    • News stories
    • Conditions and diseases
    • Sexual health

    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.

  • Are the kids alright? A check in after three years

    • 08 June 2023
    • News stories
    • Children
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Poverty
    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,...
  • Update on new synthetic drugs

    • 20 December 2023
    • News stories
    • Drugs
    The latest data from the Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) early warning system, led by Public Health Scotland (PHS), shows that nitazenes have been detected in 25...
  • New Director of Place and Wellbeing joins Public Health Scotland

    • 04 September 2023
    • News stories
    • Corporate information

    Ruth Glassborow has today joined Public Health Scotland (PHS) as the new Director of Place and Wellbeing.

  • Public Health Scotland supports UKHSA on Avian Influenza

    • 18 May 2023
    • News stories

    Public Health Scotland (PHS) has supported UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) with their asymptomatic testing programme of poultry workers involved in avian influenza A(H5) incidents. PHS has worked with UKHSA to ensure that any detections are appropriately followed up in any individuals in Scotland.