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This report presents provisional information on laboratory reports of norovirus in Scotland compared to the same time last year and the average for the same time period of the previous five years.

A leaflet containing information on shingles and the shingles vaccine.

The CARDRISS and prescribing teams in Public Health Scotland are working together to develop new national data on the use of potentially teratogenic medicines in pregnancy. Potentially teratogenic medicines are those that may harm the baby when taken in pregnancy, resulting in a congenital condition or affecting the resulting child’s development. It is important that health services support pregnant women to avoid potentially teratogenic medicines in pregnancy whenever possible. Report updated with minor amendments on 3 December 2024.

The CARDRISS and prescribing teams in Public Health Scotland are conducting a study in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh to assess the safety of high-dose folic acid use in pregnancy as it relates to childhood outcomes.

Scottish Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination programme 2024/25: Service delivery evaluation...

The Annual Report and Accounts provides information to highlight our purpose, the key risks to the achievement of our objectives and how we have performed during the year.

Key statistics on different aspects of hospital care, sourced from hospital administration systems across Scotland. These include information on trends in outpatient activity; inpatient and day case activity; and beds statistics. Additionally, trend information on the medical diagnoses of patients, the number and type of surgical procedures carried out, and the level of emergency hospital admissions are also provided.

About this release This monthly publication by Public Health Scotland (PHS) presents the latest statistics on the total number of people waiting for an assessment for social care...

Reducing the risk to Scotland from global health threats that may be imported or encountered through international travel

Avian influenza is an infectious disease of birds caused by the influenza A virus