Health Protection Scotland (HPS) is the organisation that co-ordinates health protection in Scotland. It is part of Public Health Scotland.
HPS took over the functions of the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health (SCIEH) in November 2004.[1] Other functions from National Services Scotland were also added.[2]
HPS was succeeded by Public Health Scotland in April 2020. This new agency is a collaborative approach by both the Scottish Government and COSLA based on the Public Health Reform Programme.[3]
Activities
editHPS provides advice, support and information to health professionals, national government, local government, and the general public.[4] It is responsible for developing and maintaining a range of websites.[5]
Fit for Travel
editHPS maintains "Fit for Travel", a website that provides travellers and their advisers with detailed information on health risks.[6] The website offers general health advice, as well as specific advice on use of antimalarial tablets and vaccine recommendations. It includes a country by country index and specific information for different groups of travellers, such as backpackers, young children, pregnant women and the elderly, as well as those with medical conditions such as diabetes and asthma.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "HPS weekly report". Health Protection Scotland. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "chapter 3: Health protection". Health in Scotland 2003. Edinburgh: Scottish Executive. March 2005. ISBN 0-7559-4333-3. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Reform, Public Health. "Public Health Scotland overview". publichealthreform.scot. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "About Health Protection Scotland". Health Protection Scotland. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "About HPS: Other HPS websites". Health Protection Scotland. 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Health Protection Scotland: Protecting Scotland's Health" (PDF). Health Protection Scotland. 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Fitfortravel website – re-design" (PDF). HPS Weekly Report. 48 (2014/04). Health Protection Scotland. 29 January 2014. ISSN 1753-4224. Retrieved 1 January 2015.