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This final report on the impact of COP26 on COVID-19 infections in Scotland expands on the preliminary report published on 16 November 2021 and also covers the period after the COP26 summit ended.

#WheelsinMotion is a new campaign jointly supported by Public Health Scotland with our partners, Transport Scotland, Paths for All, Cycling Scotland, Cycling UK, Sustrans Scotland and Scottish Cycling. This shared campaign encourages people to leave the car at home in favour of walking, wheeling and cycling for essential journeys, wellbeing and exercise.

An update that includes details of a number of changes to the reporting of COVID-19 vaccination statistics that will be implemented from 24 March 2022.

As we approach the end of 2022 our Chief Executive Angela Leitch reflects on the year's public health challenges, and the achievements of PHS and partners in tackling them.    For...

Public Health Scotland has, today, published a report looking at whether there was different access to, and use of, private and public greenspace during the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to housing tenure

We have published the fifth release on data from the Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group (SICSAG)

A new Public Health Scotland publication suggests that people who were advised to shield have mostly followed this advice – but the shielding experience has been difficult, in particular for socio-economically vulnerable groups.

Data on the COVID-19 vaccination in Scotland is published in our Weekly Statistical report for the first time. The data covers the total number of people in Scotland who have had their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine up to and including week ending the 20th of December.

Scotland’s new national public health body launches today, Wednesday 1 April 2020. The launch of Public Health Scotland comes at a particularly crucial time for the country’s public health.

Three new pieces of guidance have been published by Public Health Scotland (PHS) to support local action on suicide prevention. The guidance contains recommendations to help address potential triggers for suicide, reduce access to means and incorporate suicide prevention into local planning and infrastructures.