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  • Healthy Housing for Scotland briefing paper published

    • 08 June 2021
    • News stories
    • Place

    Public Health Scotland has published 'Healthy Housing for Scotland', a briefing paper setting out evidence on how housing can influence health and wellbeing

  • COVID-19: Patient data

    • 16 July 2020
    • News stories
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Update on how patient data from GP surgeries across Scotland will support ongoing COVID-19 work.

  • Scotland has moved to Level 3

    • 27 April 2021
    • News stories
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    As of Monday 26 April, all of Scotland moved to Level 3 with restrictions eased for hospitality, tourist accommodation, non-essential retail, beauty salons, indoor attractions and public buildings.

  • Consultation on Delayed Discharge information

    • 05 March 2021
    • News stories
    • Corporate information

    Consultation on the future presentation of delayed discharge information

  • Scottish study leads to calls for more pregnant women to get fully vaccinated

    • 13 January 2022
    • News stories
    • Births and maternity
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Immunisations

    Results from the COVID-19 in Pregnancy in Scotland (COPS) study, published in the Nature Medicine journal, have led to calls for more pregnant women to protect themselves and their unborn children by getting fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

  • Minimal change in alcohol-related crime following implementation of MUP

    • 12 October 2021
    • News stories
    • Alcohol

    A study published by Public Health Scotland indicates that Minimum Unit Pricing had minimal impact on alcohol-related crime in Scotland following its introduction in May 2018.

  • Cross-border purchasing unlikely to affect alcohol consumption

    • 08 March 2022
    • News stories
    • Alcohol

    Results of a study examining the extent to which people might travel outside Scotland to purchase alcohol since the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP).

  • Cancer Incidence In Scotland to December 2020

    • 12 April 2022
    • News stories
    • Cancer
    After many years of increases, the latest figures on new cancer diagnoses in Scotland highlight unusual decreases in numbers in 2020. The report finds that nearly 2,800 fewer...
  • Report on impact of alcohol pricing

    • 17 February 2022
    • News stories
    • Alcohol

    Results from a study looking at the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) on homeless drinkers, street drinkers, and the support services working with them has been published by the Chief Scientist's Office.

  • Improving public health in Scotland: new learning hub

    • 07 December 2021
    • News stories
    • Population health

    PHS has launched a new online public health learning hub to help those working in our public services play their part in improving the health and wellbeing of more people in Scotland.