We use cookies on this website which are essential for it to work. We also use non-essential cookies to help us improve our websites which will be set only if you accept. Any data collected is anonymised.
For more detailed information about the cookies we use, see our Cookies page.
Some cookies are classed as strictly necessary, as the website won’t work properly without them. They are essential to allow you to navigate our site and to make sure the core processes work. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.
Other cookies are non-essential and are classed as performance cookies. They are used to collect information in aggregate about how visitors use our site. This data is used to make informed decisions on whether the site is meeting your needs, which leads us to making improvements.
Non-essential cookies are used to store information about how you use the site and can be turned off.
Cookies used by this website
Essential cookies
Cookie consent
We use the cookie-notification-acknowledged cookie to control the display of the cookie bar on the website.
Content Management System
When a user logs in to make changes to the website, the Content Management System issues further cookies to authorise access. This is also a necessary function of the website.
Optional cookies
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to monitor traffic levels, search queries, visits to this website, how frequently pages are viewed, and the city and country of origin of users. This helps to determine what is popular and can influence future content and development. The information collected will include IP Address, pages visited, browser type and operating system. The data will not be used to identify any user personally.
Google Analytics stores IP addresses anonymously on its servers in the US. Public Health Scotland and Google do not associate your IP address with any personally identifiable information.
These cookies enable Google to determine whether you are a return visitor to the website, and to track the pages that you visit during your session.
View more information from Google on its use of analytics cookies on websites.