Author: Peacock Carter

The September edition of the REHIS e-Newsletter ‘News for Public Health Professionals’ has been uploaded to this website and is accessible from the dedicated portal to the left of this news item. If you wish to feature an environmental health or public health initiative, event or activity in the e-Newsletter please contact Tom Bell, Chief Executive on 0131 225 6999 or tb@

In order to fully access the site, members and training centres need to login with a new user name and password. User names and passwords used on the previous website are no longer valid. E-mails were sent out with these details to those members whose e-mails were supplied to us.

Please email contact@ with your name, centre name (if relevant) and email address, in order to receive your new details, or if you have forgotten them.

Tom Bell

Chief Executive

Professor Hugh Pennington is expressing his concerns at any future cuts in local government affecting food enforcement. At the annual Food Update course for food enforcers held by REHIS, Professor Pennington highlights the need for a robust force of environmental health officers and food safety officers to help minimise food poisoning outbreaks. His presentation covers the lessons to be learned for the outbreak of E coli O157 in South Wales in 2005 and the previous Central Scotland outbreak.

I am delighted to be able to advise you that Robert Howe has been appointed to the position of Director of Professional Development and will take up his post early in the New Year. Robert will bring additional experience, expertise and professionalism to the Institute´s office and I look forward to him joining us and to working with him. Tom Bell Chief Executive

Rod House, a Fellow of the Institute and a Chartered EHO, has been installed as the REHIS President for the coming year. Colin Wallace, who stood down as President, handed over of the Chain of Office at the Institute’s Annual General Meeting on 19th November in Edinburgh. The first meeting of the new Council takes place on Saturday 5 December. John Beveridge, a past President and a long standing member of the Council, did not seek re-election to the Council and the Institute offers its sincere thanks to John and wishes him all the best for the future. The Institute also offers its thanks to Christine Morrison for her contribution to the work of the Council. Christine qualified as an Environmental Health Officer at the November diet of the Professional Examination and had to retire from her position as a representative of the ‘Other than EHO’ category of the membership.

This is a copy of the presentation given by Peter at the One Day Trainers’ Update Course in Dundee on the 8th February 2006

The Autumn 2009 edition of Environmental Health Scotland, the REHIS Journal, can be accessed on the members area.

The management committee of REHIS has issued a statement to members to clarify their position on the announcement by CIEH that they will set up a Scottish Administrative Region.

A copy of the statement mailed to members is posted here.

The issue is currently being discussed on the Members’ Bulletin Board. (Login required).

Don’t miss the opportunity to register for the next two professional update courses on food safety and health and safety.Places are strictly limited.See the events page for more information and the booking forms.

The August edition of the REHIS e-Newsletter ‘News for Public Health Professionals’ has been uploaded to this website and is accessible from the dedicated portal to the left of this news item. If you wish to feature an environmental health or public health initiative, event or activity in the e-Newsletter please contact Tom Bell, Chief Executive on 0131 225 6999 or tb@.

IOM, in association with REHIS, is running an afternoon seminar on Asbestos Contamination in Gardens. It will take place in Edinburgh at 1.30pm on Tuesday, 27th October 2009, at the IOM HQ on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
This half day event is aimed at EHOs, Contaminated Land Officers and others involved in assessing and managing risks from contaminated land.

Welcome to the inaugural Annual Environmental Health Review. Although collated and published by the Institute the review aims to highlight the contribution made to Environmental Health by a wide range of partners working across Scotland. We hope you find the review to be interesting and informative. The document has been produced in pdf format and will shortly be made available in e-book format on this website.