Public Health Scotland

Short description: National public health body for Scotland

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Public Health Scotland

Public Health Agency overview
Formed| 1 April 2020
Preceding Public Health Agency|

* NHS Health Scotland
Health Protection Scotland
Information Services Division

Jurisdiction| Scotland
Headquarters| Edinburgh, Scotland
Employees| 1,258[1]: 50
Annual budget| £47.9m (2020-21)
Ministers responsible|

* Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
* Cllr Stuart Currie, COSLA Health and Social Care Spokesperson

Deputy Minister responsible|

* Jenni Minto MSP, Minister for Public Health and Women's Health

Public Health Agency executive|

* Paul Johnston, Chief Executive

Website| {{{1}}}

Public Health Scotland (PHS;[2] Scottish Gaelic: Slàinte Poblach na h-Alba) is the national public health body for Scotland.[3][4] It is a Special NHS Health Board, and it is jointly accountable to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and the Scottish Government. Fully exercising its functions from 1 April 2020 as Scotland's leading national agency for improving and protecting the health and well-being of all of Scotland's people, it is jointly sponsored by COSLA and the Scottish Government, and collaborates with third sector organisations.[5]

Its role is to increase healthy life expectancy and reduce premature mortality. Areas of focus are COVID-19, mental health and well-being, community and place, and poverty and children.[6]

The board's first chief executive was Angela Leitch, formerly chief executive of East Lothian Council.[7] Paul Johnston, formerly a Director General within the Scottish Government, took over the role in 2023.

## Contents

* 1 Origins
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Origins

The board arose from a reorganisation of public health in Scotland, outlined in the 2015 Review of Public Health and further developed in the 2016 Health and Social Care Delivery Plan.[8][9] Public Health Scotland came into existence on 7 December 2019 under the Public Health Scotland Order 2019 and then property, rights and liabilities were transferred to it on 1 April 2020.[10]

A predecessor, Health Protection Scotland, continues to operate as part of Public Health Scotland.[11] PHS also took over the functions of NHS Scotland's Information Services Division, providing statistics and data analysis.[12]

## See also

* Health in the United Kingdom
* List of national public health agencies
* UK Health Security Agency
* Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
* Public Health Wales
* Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland)

## References

1. ↑ "NHS Health Scotland Annual Report for year ended 31 March 2024". https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/29411/public_health_scotland_annual_report_and_accounts_2023-24-signed.pdf.
2. ↑ "Launch of new digital and data strategy for Public Health Scotland". 28 June 2021. https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/news/2021/june/launch-of-new-digital-and-data-strategy-for-public-health-scotland/.
3. ↑ "New national public health body 'Public Health Scotland': consultation - gov.scot". https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-new-national-public-health-body-public-health-scotland/.
4. ↑ "Public Health Scotland: information notice - gov.scot". https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-health-scotland/.
5. ↑ "Our vision and values". https://publichealthscotland.scot/our-organisation/about-public-health-scotland/our-vision-and-values/.
6. ↑ "Our areas of work". https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/our-areas-of-work/.
7. ↑ "Public Health Scotland first Chief Executive appointed" (in en). https://www.rehis.com/node/11295.
8. ↑ "2015 Review of Public Health in Scotland: Strengthening the Function and re-focusing action for a healthier Scotland - gov.scot". https://www.gov.scot/publications/2015-review-public-health-scotland-strengthening-function-re-focusing-action-healthier-scotland/.
9. ↑ "Health and social care delivery plan - gov.scot". https://www.gov.scot/publications/health-social-care-delivery-plan/.
10. ↑ "The Public Health Scotland Order 2019". https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/336/contents/made.
11. ↑ "About us". https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/about-us/.
12. ↑ "Information Services Division". https://www.isdscotland.org/.

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