World Immunisation Week (WIW) is taking place 24–30 April 2024. This is a good opportunity to build public trust in the value of all vaccines and help build long-term support for immunisation.

In Scotland, bowel cancer is the third most common cancer and the second most common cause of death due to cancer. That’s why it’s important that those eligible (those aged 50 to 74) use the screening test kit sent to their home. It aims to find cancer at an early stage when treatment is likely to be more effective.

PHS’s Head of Immunisation and Vaccination, Dr Sam Ghebrehewet, visited the Eddlewood Vaccination Centre in NHS Lanarkshire yesterday to highlight the importance of coming forward for the shingles vaccination to those eligible.

Everyone who’s eligible will now start to receive their COVID-19 spring vaccine invitation, as their level of protection may have faded since their last dose. 

Smoking is one of the single largest preventable causes of premature death and ill health in Scotland. It causes approximately 8,260 smoking-related deaths every year in Scotland and is responsible for around 40,766 hospital admissions.