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Public Health Scotland has today published an annual update of cancer incidence statistics in Scotland, which show an overall increase in cancer diagnosis numbers in 2021 following the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight continuing inequalities in cancer occurrence.

Update on the First Minister's statement advising against non-essential travel to very high or high alert areas under England’s new three-tier system

PHS has today published an evaluation report on the COVID-19 vaccination programme which synthesises the findings from all our evaluation activity carried out on the programme.

Public Health Scotland has published an evaluation of the Scottish Government Shielding Programme.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) reinforces our support for collective action to tackle GBV and highlights our commitment to progressing gender equality in the workplace.

Ongoing investigations into cases of sudden onset hepatitis (liver inflammation) in children aged 10 and under have identified one further case since our previous report on 27 May, bringing the total number of cases identified in Scotland to 32.

Drugs deaths in Scotland have increased for the sixth year in a row

The uptake of the MMR and ‘6-in-1’ vaccines among Scottish pre-school children increased significantly during the first COVID-19 lockdown in spring 2020 compared with the year before, according to new Public Health Scotland research.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) is asking parents and care-givers to continue to be vigilant about hand and respiratory hygiene, particularly the supervision of hand-washing as investigations into a rise in cases of sudden onset hepatitis (liver inflammation) in children aged 10 and under continue.

Figures published today show there have been 71 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox reported in Scotland since 23 May 2022. This includes an additional two cases since our last report on 9 August 2022.