MEASLES infections have surged in Scotland sparking fears over vaccine uptake. There were 24 laboratory-confirmed cases in 2024 – with almost half linked to international travel – amid the worst ...

Waits of more than two years for NHS specialist appointments and treatment in Scotland have grown in the past year, according to new figures. Public Health Scotland said the waiting list for those ...

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 ...

Cases of Legionnaires’ disease have more than trebled in Scotland over the past three years, new figures showed. Cases of the lung infection fell to just 16 in 2021, but since then have risen, ...

Only around half of the 11,000 Scots who had a stroke last year got access to the appropriate treatment they needed, new data shows. Measures such as giving patients aspirin and transferring quickly ...

Scottish health officials have admitted the surveillance of foodborne outbreaks suffered due to the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a report on gastrointestinal and zoonotic pathogens for 2020 ...

Norovirus cases are on the rise across the country. Public Health Scotland (PHS) released figures today which show instances of the bug are on the up. The number of laboratory reports for norovirus, ...

SCOTLAND has been hammered by its worst flu season in years with more than 1100 sick Scots left needing hospital treatment this week. The number of people needing hospital treatment this week has ...