Scottish Coalition on Tobacco calls on all political parties to introduce new robust tobacco control strategy for Scotland »

Posted on: Fri 30 Jul 2010

The Scottish Coalition on Tobacco (SCOT) today called on all of Scotland’s political parties to include a commitment to a new tobacco control strategy for Scotland in their manifestos. Saying that the previous comprehensive strategy was now out of date and it was time for a robust new strategy suitable for Scotland’s particular challenges and opportunities.

SCOT is a coalition of partners which campaigns on all matters related to tobacco and health. Members aim to further reduce the harm caused by tobacco in Scotland and to campaign for better tobacco control.

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Risk assessment and policy toolkit : new help for small and medium sized businesses »

Posted on: Mon 26 Jul 2010

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has developed a new electronic template especially for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) which combines, into one document, the requirements of a health and safety policy, risk assessment and written record of health and safety arrangements. A helpful list of example risk assessments is also available at http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/getstart.htm

 

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Certificate is just their cup of tea! »

Posted on: Mon 12 Jul 2010

Six ladies enjoyed a celebratory lunch at Dundee College on Friday June 25, when they were presented with their REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene Certificates.

Not only did, Pamela Bruce, Jennifer Paterson, Elizabeth Newlands, Linda Bruce, Isabella Ingram all from Dundee and Elizabeth Adam from Blairgowrie, gain the qualification but they each had to overcome profound deafness in the process.

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Public Health in Scotland 2010 – Annual Conference - request for abstracts »

Posted on: Wed 30 Jun 2010

 EXTENSION OF CLOSING DATE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION UNTIL FRIDAY 9th JULY

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HPS Weekly Report - E. coli O157 – Godstone Farm outbreak report published »

Posted on: Wed 16 Jun 2010

The current Health Protection Scotland Weekly Report contains a link to the Godstone Inquiry website, which in turn has a link to the report.  The HPS Current Note lists the key recommendations from the report, so it’s useful as a quick starter. http://www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/pdf2010/1024.pdf

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