Campaign overviews

Cervical screening awareness week (17–23 June 2024) is an opportunity to raise awareness of cervical screening (smear tests).

With summer just around the corner, it’s important that those who plan on travelling understand what vaccinations they may require before visiting certain countries.

Please find below the latest version of the whooping cough social media toolkit which reflects a change in statistics regarding hospital admissions and deaths. It would be greatly appreciated if you could use this latest version of the toolkit for your communications. 

Cases of pertussis (whooping cough) are increasing across the UK and other parts of Europe. Public Health Scotland (PHS) is continuing to support health boards in Scotland to manage this situation. The latest case numbers are published every week.

Cases of measles are continuing to rise in the UK and Europe. Public Health Scotland (PHS) is working with health boards to monitor the number of cases in Scotland closely. Updates are published on the PHS website every Thursday.

Cases of measles are continuing to rise in the UK and Europe. Public Health Scotland (PHS) is working with health boards to monitor the number of cases in Scotland closely. Updates are published on the PHS website every Thursday.

Hajj is an Islamic religious pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca), Saudi Arabia which is attended by 2 to 3 million pilgrims annually. The dates for Hajj 1445H/2024 are between 14 June and 19 June 2024.

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.