Scottish Natural Heritage and Scottish Environment Protection Agency-Ph.D Studentships 2012

  • 16 November 2011

 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are government bodies responsible to Scottish Government Ministers and, through them, to the Scottish Parliament. The task of SNH is to secure the conservation and enhancement of Scotland’s natural heritage – the wildlife, habitats and landscapes which have evolved through the long partnership between […]

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REHIS Southern Centre Lunchtime Seminar

  • 2 November 2011

Landlord Registration and the Role of the Private Rented Housing Panel Wednesday 16th November 2011, 12pm – 2pm Novotel, 181 Pitt Street, Glasgow, G2 4DT More information and contact details are attached.

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Environmental Health Update/AGM

  • 26 October 2011

REHIS will present its annual free to members Environmental Health Update event in Edinburgh on the morning of Friday 18 November. Four excellent speakers will present papers on the Regulation of Scotland’s Tattooing and Cosmetic Body Piercing Industry; The Scottish Diet, nutrition and health claims’; Garra Rufa and Emerging Issues in the Beauty Industry; and […]

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Presentations given at the REHIS Trainers’ One Day Update Seminar

  • 24 October 2011

The REHIS Trainers’ One Day Update Seminar was presented in the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh on the 19 October 2011. The event proved to be as popular as ever with over 90 delegates participating on the day. REHIS takes this opportunity to thank the course presenters and the delegates for their active participation. Presentations are now available in […]

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A New REHIS Food and Health Course for Carers of Adults with a Learning Disability

  • 14 October 2011

Following on from pilot work, funded by Community Food and Health Scotland (CFHS), carried out by dietitians from the Scottish Learning Disability Dietitians Clinical Network(SLDDCN) in 2008, the Glasgow Learning Disability Partnership  submitted a successful proposal for the Scottish Government’s “Equally Well” Implementation Funding.   The proposal focused on piloting and refining a Glasgow based […]

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REHIS e-Newsletter ‘News for Public Health Professionals’

  • 30 September 2011

The September edition of the REHIS e-Newsletter ‘News for Public Health Professionals’ has been uploaded to this website and is accessible from a dedicated public access portal to the right of this news item. The September e-Newsletter includes items on E-learning success for care staff, The MUSTER Model – A Novel Approach to Environmental Investigations, […]

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Guidance to end confusing date labels

  • 19 September 2011

  The Food Standards Agency and Defra have published new guidance to help the food industry decide whether their products require a ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ date. Under the new voluntary guidelines, food packaging should only use either ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ date labels to make it easier for shoppers to know when food […]

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Guidance to end confusing date labels

  • 19 September 2011

 The Food Standards Agency and Defra have published new guidance to help the food industry decide whether their products require a ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ date. Under the new voluntary guidelines, food packaging should only use either ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ date labels to make it easier for shoppers to know when food is […]

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Joint Statement by REHIS, SFELC, SoCOEHS and CoSLA

  • 17 August 2011

Following a report by Food Standards Agency Chief Executive, Tim Smith, the FSA Board announced the Agency’s intention to review the food safety official controls delivery within the UK. Although the strategic aims and objectives of the review are still unclear, a coalition of collaborating professional organisations within Scotland has been formed to gather evidence […]

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Emergence of a new and more virulent strain of VTEC – E. coli O104

  • 11 August 2011

The spectre of verotoxin-producing E. coli (of which E. coli O157 is the most well-known serotype) has emerged once again. Between the 1st May and 20th July of this year, an outbreak of E. coli O104:H4 in Germany and continental Europe resulted in 3,039 cases of infection with an additional 727 cases of the haemolytic […]

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Healthy Living Healthy Eating

  • 5 August 2011

The final report on the Healthy Eating Healthy Living Project for adults with Learning Disabilities in six Scottish pilot sites – June 2011 by Dorothy A. Morrison, Healthy Living Project Lead is now available to view and download at the link below. This is a report on the development of an innovative educational resource pack about […]

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