We recently launched a survey on how we can improve our statistical publications. We publish a variety of formats & we're keen to hear what you think. This will help us ensure that changes we make meet the needs of everyone who uses our statistics. publichealthscotland.scot/consultations/…

🆕 We've published a consensus statement with the Scottish Directors of Public Health that outlines the urgent need to improve the health and wellbeing of Scotland’s population through decisive action to improve diet and weight. View it here: publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/augu…

Our survey closes in two days' time - on 27th September. Please help us to improve the way that we work to ensure that our data best meets user needs.

PHS CEO Paul Johnston talks about the relationship between poverty and health inequalities in his recent blog and explains that the way out of Scotland’s health crisis is to improve the conditions in which we are born, live and work. Read Paul's blog here ⬇️ publichealthscotland.scot/our-blog/2024/…

This year’s PHINS (Public Health Information Network for Scotland) seminar is on Tue 29 Oct 2024 as an online event only. It’s free of charge. For further info, including how to register, see scotpho.org.uk/resources/publ…. #PHINS2024 #ScotPublicHealth

We’ve published the September 2024 ScotPHO website quarterly update. This includes new data on #asthma related hospital admissions in Scotland and #COPD incidence and mortality. For further info see scotpho.org.uk/resources/late…. #ScotPublicHealth

. Public Health Scotland has developed a metadata catalogue of publicly available health & wellbeing indicators for Scotland. Each indicator has a metadata profile with info on what data is available. For more details and to access the catalogue see scotpho.org.uk/methods-and-da….

Next week is Challenge Poverty Week 2024 which takes place Mon 7th to Sun 13th October. The Poverty Alliance are hosting daily Breakfast Briefings on a range of policy areas. For details see 👇 #ChallengePoverty #CPW24

PHS supports the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence campaign. We are implementing a public health approach to tackling violence against women and girls both nationally and locally across the public sector. Read our statement: publichealthscotland.scot/news/supportin…

1/12 Our book, ‘Social Murder? Austerity and life expectancy in the UK’, by David Walsh and I, is out today. It details how mortality stopped improving in the UK and other countries as a result of austerity policies damaging the building blocks of health. Here’s a brief summary:

We’ve published the December 2024 ScotPHO website quarterly update. This includes new data on allergy-related hospital admissions, and epilepsy and multiple sclerosis incidence and mortality. For further details see scotpho.org.uk/resources/late…. #ScotPublicHealth

Research is a key part of PHS’s role and is needed to generate and translate evidence underpinning policies and strategies to secure and improve health and healthcare systems. Read about our newly published four year Research Strategy here: publichealthscotland.scot/news/2025/janu…

The COVID-19 vaccine offer finishes on 31 January, the flu vaccine is available until the end of March. Visit nhsinform.scot/wintervaccines to book an appointment or find your nearest drop-in clinic. #WinterVaccinesScot

A bold new collaboration to tackle health inequalities has launched in three local areas in Scotland. #AberdeenCity, #NorthAyrshire and #SouthLanarkshire will now begin work to strengthen local plans and enable people to live longer, healthier lives. ⬇️ publichealthscotland.scot/news/2025/febr…

We've published a new Transport section on our website discussing the positive and negative effects transport has on health and health inequalities. It presents data, policy context and links to key data sources and references. #transport #ScotPublicHealth scotpho.org.uk/resources/late…

We've recently published the March quarterly update of our website. This includes new data on chronic liver disease and diabetes mortality and hospitalisations, maternal drug use and drug-related criminal proceedings. Further details >> scotpho.org.uk/resources/late… #ScotPublicHealth

See our recently published transport section on why transport is an important health determinant that can have both positive and negative impacts on health and health inequalities through multiple pathways >> scotpho.org.uk/wider-determin…

This week we've published the June 2025 quarterly update of the ScotPHO website. This update includes new data on prescribing for drug use (Estimated Numbers of People Prescribed Opioid Substitution Therapy in Scotland (12 months to 31 December 2024)) >> scotpho.org.uk/resources/late…

Eradicating child poverty is the Scottish Government’s driving mission. As Challenge Poverty Week begins, First Minister @johnswinney highlighted action we're taking to benefit families and how we can go further to help more people access the support they need.

We've published the ScotPHO website Sept 2025 quarterly update. This includes new data on COPD incidence, mortality & deprivation, & prescribing for drug use (Estimated numbers of people prescribed opioid substitution therapy in Scotland) #ScotPublicHealth scotpho.org.uk/resources/late…