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  • The COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to 11 years at higher risk in Easy read

    • 01 June 2023
    • Publications
    • Children
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Immunisations

    Leaflets about the COVID-19 vaccine for eligible children aged 6 months to 11 years who are at higher risk of COVID-19 and side effects of COVID-19 vaccine in Easy read.

  • The case for prevention and sustainability of health services

    • 18 July 2023
    • Publications
    • Population health

    This paper provides further evidence for why investment in prevention should be central to managing the demands on the health service now and in the future.

  • PHS Workforce Plan 2022–2025

    • 30 June 2023
    • Publications
    • Corporate information

    This three-year plan sets out the workforce needed to ensure Scotland is a healthier nation with fewer health inequalities.

  • PHS Board papers for 24 May 2023

    • 06 July 2023
    • Publications
    • Corporate information

    PHS Board papers for 24 May 2023

  • Working together to build climate-resilient, healthy and equitable places: A briefing for local government and partners

    • 26 July 2023
    • Publications
    • Environmental health
    • Place

    This briefing was developed by Public Health Scotland, Adaptation Scotland and the Improvement Service. It aims to increase awareness of how climate change and adaptation responses can affect health and health inequalities. It also decribes public health principles that could help to achieve climate resilience, health and equity.

  • About Excellence in Care (EiC) information leaflet

    • 01 July 2023
    • Publications
    • Hospital care

    This leaflet explains what you need to know about CAIR and why it is so important in improving patient care.

  • Scottish health service costs reference files (2019 to 2020)

    • 23 February 2021
    • Publications
    • Finance
    Scottish health service costs reference files (2019 to 2020)...
  • PHS climate change and sustainability strategic plan

    • 27 September 2023
    • Publications
    • Environmental health
    • Health protection
    • Hospital care
    • Place
    • Population health
    • Social and community care

    Climate change directly and indirectly harms health and wellbeing, widening existing inequalities. Climate action is an opportunity to deliver co-benefits for population health, wellbeing and equity. This document sets out 41 high-level actions across three focus areas that PHS will take from 2023 through to 2026. These actions aim to place population health, wellbeing and equity at the heart of climate action and embed climate action in all PHS’s work to improve and protect population health and reduce inequalities.

  • Prison services resources

    • 15 September 2023
    • Publications
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Immunisations

    We have produced a range of resources to help prison services and stakeholders provide support in relation to the winter vaccines programme.

  • Vitamin D and you

    • 19 December 2023
    • Publications
    • Diet and healthy weight

    This leaflet explains the benefits of getting enough vitamin D as part of a healthy diet.