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The Challenge Poverty Week campaign led by The Poverty Alliance, is an opportunity for all of us to reinforce our contributions to reducing poverty and to help address a key driver of inequalities in Scotland.

Paul Johnston has joined Public Health Scotland as the new Chief Executive.

Data from National Records of Scotland (NRS) released today shows that there were 833 probable suicides registered in Scotland in 2019, an increase from 784 in 2018.

Laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox in Scotland are unchanged at 94. Currently most cases in Scotland are in men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with men, however, anyone can get monkeypox.

New data on GP in-hours activity, from before the COVID-19 pandemic until October of this year, has been published today by Public Health Scotland (PHS).

From today, the COVID-19 vaccination will begin to roll-out across the population, with 4. 5 million people in Scotland being offered it.

A new study to better understand the long-term health effects of COVID-19, launched today, Wednesday 12 May.

Public Health Scotland and the Directors of Public Health in Scotland, have published a joint statement highlighting their support for all early learning and school children returning to face to face learning

Public Health Scotland welcomes the launch of the new brand and suicide prevention campaign by the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group (NSPLG).

Public Health Scotland has today, on International Human Rights Day, launched a learning hub focussed on human rights and health inequalities. It explains the fundamental links between the right to health and the reduction of health inequalities and sets out what is required for people in a leadership role to take action to reduce inequalities.