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A&E activity: week ending 11 May 2025...

Following a detailed review by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the UK’s independent expert group on vaccines, Public Health Scotland (PHS) is working with the Scottish Government and colleagues across NHS Boards to make some changes to Scotland’s childhood vaccination programme.

The MMR vaccine letters are aimed at parents and carers with children in nursery to raise awareness of the free MMR vaccine provided by NHSScotland. On request, these letters can be translated into various languages including Arabic, Polish, Simplified Chinese and Urdu.

The MMR vaccine letters are aimed at parents and carers with children in primary and secondary school to raise awareness of the free MMR vaccine provided by NHSScotland. These letters can be translated into languages including Arabic, Polish, Simplified Chinese and Urdu.

In scope This guidance aims to support those working in health protection teams (HPTs) across Scotland in managing mpox cases and contacts. It covers the public health management...

Mpox does not spread easily between people unless there is close contact. Spread between people may occur through: direct contact with rash, skin lesions or scabs (including...

Mpox as a clinically notifiable disease and MPXV is a notifiable organism under the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008. The duty on health boards and individuals to notify is...

Mpox is a notifiable disease. Clinicians should be directed to UKHSA guidance on when to suspect a case of mpox to support diagnosis. Initial assessment via primary care or sexual...

Enhanced surveillance form is required to be completed for all confirmed mpox cases. Access the surveillance questionnaire on SHPIR (login required). HPTs should aim to return the...

Guidance on determining the end of the infectious period is available from UKHSA: de-isolation and discharge of mpox-infected patients. An individual with mpox is considered...