“Despite ongoing pressures on services, recent statistics from Public Health Scotland show progress is being made, with a ...

Scotland is in the grip of its worst flu crisis in years as hospitalisations and infections surge with a mutant strain sweeping the country. A mutated H3N2 influenza strain, which is already known for ...

Flu activity in Scotland has decreased for the second consecutive week, though the Health Secretary has warned the virus will continue to spread over the festive season and into February and March.

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 to ...

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Flu cases have fallen across Scotland, dropping 20% in the week to 14 December, official health figures show. Public Health Scotland (PHS) data shows laboratory-confirmed cases fell from 2,410 to ...

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