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The strategy is intended to help us take advantage of the opportunities digital has to offer and transform the way Public Health Scotland (PHS) connects and interacts with communities and partners to create better public health outcomes for the country.

New treatment standards for services and organisations that support people with a drug problem in Scotland were published today by the Scottish Government, on behalf of the Drugs Death Taskforce and in collaboration with Public Health Scotland.

PHS Board papers for 19 May 2021.

This supporting document provides background information of the evolution of viral mutations and the role of sequencing and allele-specific PCR (ASP) for the rapid identification of Variants of Concern (VOC) and Variants Under Investigation (VUI). ​​​

This report provides a range of analyses relating to COVID-19 with a specific focus on patterns associated with the age, sex and deprivation of people affected by the virus.

The serology work stream aims to estimate the proportion of people who have antibodies to coronavirus ("seroprevalence") in the general population of Scotland and to see if this changes over time.

This release is a weekly report on epidemiological information on seasonal influenza activity in Scotland. Due to COVID health care services are functioning differently now compared to previous flu seasons so the consultation rates are not directly comparable to historical data.

This is the first report from the Monitoring and Evaluating Rights, Respect and Recovery (MERRR) programme of work. Rights, Respect and Recovery is the Scottish Government's policy to prevent and reduce drug and alcohol use, harm and related deaths.

​​​​​This protocol describes the “surveillance of asymptomatic patients in dental settings” workstream of the Enhanced Surveillance of COVID-19 in Scotland programme.

Weekly attendance at emergency departments and performance against the 4 hour waiting time standard