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  • Settings with a higher risk of transmission

    • 13 May 2025
    • Publications
    • Conditions and diseases
    Where the exposed setting is assessed as having a higher risk of transmission due to: prolonged skin-to-skin contact potential contamination with body fluids closed residential...
  • Settings with lower risk of transmission

    • 13 May 2025
    • Publications
    • Conditions and diseases
    Where it is identified that a community setting has been visited in the infectious period by a confirmed case, settings with lower risk of transmission (for example restaurants,...
  • A&E activity: week ending 11 May 2025

    • 20 May 2025
    • Publications
    • Hospital care
    A&E activity: week ending 11 May 2025...
  • JCVI advises changes to childhood vaccinations in Scotland

    • 15 May 2025
    • News stories
    • Immunisations

    Following a detailed review by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the UK’s independent expert group on vaccines, Public Health Scotland (PHS) is working with the Scottish Government and colleagues across NHS Boards to make some changes to Scotland’s childhood vaccination programme.

  • MMR vaccine letters to parents for nurseries

    • 15 May 2025
    • Publications
    • Children
    • Immunisations

    The MMR vaccine letters are aimed at parents and carers with children in nursery to raise awareness of the free MMR vaccine provided by NHSScotland. On request, these letters can be translated into various languages including Arabic, Polish, Simplified Chinese and Urdu.

  • MMR vaccine letters to parents for schools

    • 15 May 2025
    • Publications
    • Children
    • Immunisations

    The MMR vaccine letters are aimed at parents and carers with children in primary and secondary school to raise awareness of the free MMR vaccine provided by NHSScotland. These letters can be translated into languages including Arabic, Polish, Simplified Chinese and Urdu.

  • Purpose and scope

    • 13 May 2025
    • Publications
    • Conditions and diseases
    In scope This guidance aims to support those working in health protection teams (HPTs) across Scotland in managing mpox cases and contacts. It covers the public health management...
  • Transmission

    • 13 May 2025
    • Publications
    • Conditions and diseases
    Mpox does not spread easily between people unless there is close contact. Spread between people may occur through: direct contact with rash, skin lesions or scabs (including...
  • Notification

    • 13 May 2025
    • Publications
    • Conditions and diseases
    Mpox as a clinically notifiable disease and MPXV is a notifiable organism under the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008. The duty on health boards and individuals to notify is...
  • Clinical management

    • 13 May 2025
    • Publications
    • Conditions and diseases
    Mpox is a notifiable disease. Clinicians should be directed to UKHSA guidance on when to suspect a case of mpox to support diagnosis. Initial assessment via primary care or sexual...