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The PHS repository of COVID-19 research launched on 17 March 2021, bringing together research from PHS and Scotland’s Higher Education Institutions into a single, searchable platform. Julia Green, Knowledge Services Manager at PHS, discusses the next steps for this resource, and how it can add value as we move towards COVID-19 recovery.

Young people from across Scotland have worked with PHS to co-produce a programme to improve mental wellbeing in Scotland. The project marks the start of a longer-term commitment to ensure public health work relating to young people is developed and delivered in partnership. Emily Breedon, Co-design officer at Young Scot, shares more about the collaborative experience.

In a new partnership campaign, PHS has joined with SAMH and Sportscotland to encourage people to ‘Feel Your Personal Best’ by making small changes to improve physical and mental health. In this blog, PHS staff Manira Ahmad and Flora Jackson view the campaign through a public health lens and share their personal experiences of the recent launch event.

Access to fair and sustainable travel has health, social, economic and environmental benefits. On World Health Day, the Chair of the Public Health and Sustainable Transport Group blogs for us on transport trends linked to the pandemic and policy responses to positively impact communities.

In 2020 we made a film to show how children & young people believe that good relationships are key to their mental wellbeing. After almost two school years during the pandemic, Carly Grant explains why relationships have never been more important.

Dr Richmond Davies, Head of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, tells us about the new PHS Trajectory Tool to support the delivery of quality mental health services and shares NHS Board testimonials.

Today (13th June) we celebrate the beginning of Clinical Audit Awareness Week. Throughout the week the Scottish National Audit Programme (SNAP) will tweet about each of the individual audits within the Programme to raise awareness of their work.

PHS Director of Public Health Science, Nick Phin, shares some hints and tips on how best to look after ourselves over the festive season.

Dr Rachael Wood, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, discusses the pioneering work and findings of the ongoing COVID-19 in Pregnancy in Scotland (COPS) study, which seeks to understand the effects of COVID-19 on pregnancy-related issues in Scotland.

Public Health Scotland’s Elinor Dickie, co-author of the new treatment standards to support people with a drug problem, shares her hopes of the lasting change that they will deliver.