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Feb 22, 2023
ENGLAND’S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER HEAPS PRAISE ON SNP HEALTH POLICY
The Chief Medical Officer for England, Sir Chris Whitty, has today lauded the SNP Government’s transformative public health measures in...
Jun 9, 2020
Production of Scotland’s PPE Supplies Dramatically Increased
A new report outlines the dramatic increase in supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Scotland since the beginning of the...
Jun 8, 2020
Public Support for Penalising Smoking outside Hospitals
The majority of respondents to a Scottish Government consultation on banning smoking near hospital buildings support a 15-metre...
Feb 14, 2020
Update: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation in Scotland
A total of 148 Scottish tests for Coronavirus have concluded, all of which were confirmed negative as of 13 February 2020. The Department...
Feb 13, 2020
SNP Government’s Scottish Drugs Conference on 26 February
People with lived experience will lead the agenda at a Scottish conference on drug use in Glasgow. This event, at the Scottish Exhibition...
Jan 7, 2020
£4.5 Million to Improve Support for Neurological Conditions
A five-year action plan to support people with a neurological condition has been published by Public Health Minister Joe FitzPatrick MSP....
Oct 23, 2019
Update on Flu Programme
Work is underway to minimise any potential disruption to the free childhood Fluenz Tetra flu immunisation caused by a delivery delay on...
Jul 19, 2019
Annual Flu Vaccination Programme Returns in October
The SNP Government’s annual flu vaccination programme will return in October 2019 with a public awareness campaign and runs until March...
Jul 17, 2019
Scotland’s Highest Ever Incidence of Drug Deaths
National Records of Scotland has revealed that there were 82 drug-related deaths registered by NHS Ayrshire & Arran in 2018. The only...
Jul 9, 2019
Additional Funding to Tackle Childhood Obesity
Children and young people across Scotland will benefit from £1.7 million of SNP Government funding to support health boards deliver new...
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