Public Health Scotland
Scotland's national public health authority
Public Health Scotland (PHS) is the national public health body for Scotland. It is a Special NHS Health Board, and it is jointly accountable to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and the Scottish Government. Fully exercising its functions from 1 April 2020 as Scotland's leading national agency for improving and protecting the health and well-being of all of Scotland's people, it is jointly sponsored by COSLA and the Scottish Government, and collaborates with third sector organisations. Its role is to increase healthy life expectancy and reduce premature mortality. Areas of focus are COVID-19, mental health and well-being, community and place, and poverty and children.
Visit website: https://publichealthscotland.scot/
Details last updated 28-Sep-2023
Public Health Scotland News
People will live shorter lives due to the rising cost of living in the UK
The Guardian - 25-Sep-2023
The poorest will face the hardest hit, with deaths rising four times faster
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