In a quiet corner of Glasgow’s East End, a radical public health experiment is underway. For the first time in the United Kingdom, people who inject illicit drugs such as heroin and cocaine can do so ...

Yellow heat health alerts from the UK's Health Security Agency are in force across central and southern parts of England ...

A woman died after falling at a beauty spot on one of the hottest days in Scotland for two years - emergency services raced ...

Gonorrhoea cases remain alarmingly high in Scotland, a new report has found, with a spike among older men prompting the ...

Public Health Scotland (PHS) has shared data revealing the number of outbreaks and illnesses caused by different pathogens in 2022 and 2023. Surveillance of outbreaks in Scotland was suspended due ...

Public Health Scotland warns that stinking piles of garbage on the streets of Edinburgh are threatening public health and safety. Garbage collectors in Newham, a borough of London, also walked out ...

Public Health Scotland said a number of outbreaks caused by Omicron were linked to Christmas parties. Dr Nick Phin, its director of Public Health Science, said postponing plans would help to ...

According to the latest Public Health Scotland figures, external, the number of people turning up at emergency departments - known as "attendances" - is still lower than the pre-pandemic average ...

Indeed, Public Health Scotland will continue to undertake targeted communications work for vaccine programmes, including Winter Flu, to ensure those who are eligible for vaccinations are aware and ...

Scotland’s public health minister Joe FitzPatrick has resigned after failing to curb drug-related deaths, which have risen for the sixth consecutive year to an all-time high.. The nation ...

As well as highlighting the benefits to public health of a nutrient-rich balanced diet, consisting in part of high-quality red meat, Prof Simm recognises the social, economic and environmental ...