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Welcome to NHS Health Scotland’s blog. Blog posts are written by our staff, partners and stakeholders. Opinions expressed are those of contributors and do not necessarily reflect the organisation’s views.


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  • Relationships matter, no matter where you live

    • 23 Mar 2018
    • Smoking
    • Dr Garth Reid

    Garth Reid, joint Head of the Evidence for Action Team (Interim), blogs about influencing government policy after visiting Hong Kong’s government to talk about Scotland's public health advice on e-cigarettes.


  • The appliance of science - Scotland style

    • 08 Mar 2018
    • Health inequality
    • Dr Andrew Fraser

    Dr Andrew Fraser, Director of Public Health Science blogs about how we advocate for better public health in Scotland - and how not to do it.