Campaign overviews

Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October 2025) presents a key opportunity to raise awareness of breast screening.

National Eye Health Week (22 – 28 September 2025) provides an opportunity to promote awareness and understanding around the importance of diabetic eye screening (DES).

Last winter, Scotland experienced very high levels of flu, with more than 6,500 adults becoming so ill that they were admitted to hospital.

Last year, there was particularly high levels of flu in circulation and uptake of the flu vaccine amongst healthcare workers was around 35%.

Public Health Scotland has developed a social media toolkit to raise awareness about the vaccines offered during pregnancy and to help expectant mothers understand the importance of vaccination.

Students are at increased risk of infectious diseases like meningitis and measles. These diseases spread easily in universities and colleges, as students mix closely with others from around the country and overseas.  The new term is an opportunity to remind new and returning students about the free vaccinations they are eligible for. 

In Scotland, all children aged 2 to 5 years (not yet in school) are offered the nasal (nose) spray flu vaccine.

In Scotland, all children and young people in primary and secondary school are offered the nasal (nose) spray flu vaccine.

In Scotland, all children and young people aged 2-17 years are offered the nasal (nose) spray flu vaccine.

When a woman smokes during pregnancy, or when she is exposed to second-hand smoke, oxygen to the baby is restricted making the baby’s heart beat faster and exposing the baby to harmful toxins. As a result, smoking or exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy is responsible for an increased rate of stillbirth, miscarriage and birth defects. This exacerbates existing health inequalities as women from more deprived backgrounds are more likely to smoke during pregnancy and to be exposed to second-hand smoke during pregnancy. 

The MenB vaccine is being offered to those at increased risk of gonorrhoea. 

Uptake rates of childhood immunisations in Scotland remain high at around 95%, however there have been declines across baby and pre-school immunisations in Scotland over the past decade.