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This study assessed the impact of MUP on the price distribution of alcohol products sold in the Scottish off-trade. Data from May 2016 to April 2019 (two years prior to MUP implementation and up to one year after) were obtained from market research company Nielsen. We compared data from Scotland to England and Wales, where MUP had not been introduced.

The data presented in this report has been collected as part of the community surveillance programme in primary care, from a sample of 13,832 individuals so far since April 2020, provide insights into the characteristics of people with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms. Those without symptoms are excluded from the sample. The findings are from data collected in phases 1 and 2 of the programme which took place over twenty-six weeks, up until October 2020. Participants in the surveillance programme were recruited across all 14 Health Boards in Scotland and were those with mild to moderate symptoms, presenting to NHS24, who received a telephone consultation or were seen at a COVID-19 Community Assessment Centre (CAC) for a face-to-face consultation. A key finding is that the symptoms of cough and altered sense of taste/smell were associated with an increased odd of a positive test, followed by headache, diarrhoea and fatigue. There were no symptoms which were more likely to be associated with a positive test result in children and adolescents.

As part of a programme of COVID-19 surveillance in education, Public Health Scotland (PHS) has implemented approaches to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on the health of the education workforce. This report provides the results of this analysis for four periods: before school closure, after school closure and during ‘lockdown’, after ‘lockdown’ but before school return, and after school return (up to 26 November 2020). Data tables relating to the report of record linkage study of COVID-19 among teachers, healthcare workers and other working-age adults are also provided.

This report outlines how a human rights-based approach will support recovery from COVID-19 and the resulting control measures. This is necessary to prevent negative impacts on health for the most marginalised people in our communities, and to reduce health inequalities.

A series of three reports relating to the evaluation of the Scottish Government shielding programme. There is a full report, a summary version and a separate data report. The data report presents detailed COVID-19 test and mortality data relating to shielding.

This report looks at explanations for the spatial variation in COVID-19 mortality across Scotland relating to remoteness/rurality, income deprivation, household overcrowding and earliest COVID-19 death within an area.

This review looks at recent evidence on how COVID-19 disease control measures affected people’s diet, physical activity behaviours and weight.

This report looks at findings from a number of projects and information sources, to provide intelligence on COVID-19 in education settings in Scotland. It looks at results following the return of pupils to education in August 2020, but includes data from earlier periods where this is relevant.

This document set out Public Health Scotland's surveillance strategy for COVID-19 vaccinations in Scotland. Note this document is no longer updated.

The Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland's Alcohol Strategy (MESAS) monitoring report 2021 presents all the latest available data on key alcohol indicators in Scotland. Supporting data sets and charts can be found in the workbooks below.