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 ...

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

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

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Consistent national response has been developed to ensure that individuals who present to A&E with suspected spiking receive ...

People living in deprived areas of Scotland are at a higher risk of being bitten or injured by a dog, a study has revealed.

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nearly 10,000 staff in Scotland’s “bloated” public sector are on six-figure salaries, the most detailed survey ever of their ...