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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Scottish radon map published
- 27 July 2011
Digital mapping techniques have enabled the Health Protection Agency and British Geological Survey to produce a new radon map of Scotland. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas which seeps up from the ground and is the second largest cause of lung cancer in the UK. Dr John Cooper, Director of the HPA Centre for […]
Community Food and Health Scotland Funding
- 20 July 2011
Community Food and Health Scotland is inviting applications from groups to deliver the new REHIS Elementary Food and Health Course for Carers of Adults with a Learning Disability. They will start assessing applications from 27 July for up to £600 towards the costs of delivering this new REHIS course. Full information and details of how to apply for these additional […]
Specialist in Land Condition Register Limited
- 14 July 2011
In 1999 the Urban Task Force led by Lord Rogers published the report “Working Towards Renaissance”, championing a holistic approach to urban regeneration, part of which recommended the introduction of a standardised document describing the condition of brownfield sites as part of any transaction process. Following consultation across a broad range of organisations, property developers […]
Volunteers wanted for international disaster response
- 13 July 2011
Many environmental health staff felt after the tragedy of the Tsunami last year, that perhaps more could have been done by the environmental health community to respond and offer practical assistance. As a result, a group of EHOs from England have teamed together with a number from the Irish Republic to form a group called […]
REHIS POST- QUALIFICATION TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT SURVEY
- 13 July 2011
Earlier this year the Institute sent questionnaires to a random sample of 100 Environmental Health Officer members to establish levels of post-qualification training undertaken, to seek views on current post-qualification opportunities offered by REHIS and to ascertain opinion on future post-qualification training and development needs. A report was submitted to the Environmental Health Promotion Committee […]
REHIS Offices Officially Opened
- 12 July 2011
The REHIS offices were officially opened by Stewart Maxwell MSP, one of the Institute’s Honorary Vice-Presidents, on 24 June. The Autumn edition of Environmental Health Scotland will carry a fuller report of the event.
REHIS Offices Officially Opened
- 12 July 2011
The REHIS offices were officially opened by Stewart Maxwell MSP, one of the Institute’s Honorary Vice-Presidents, on 24 June. The Autumn edition of Environmental Health Scotland will carry a fuller report of the event.
Health Protection Agency – Fun in the sun – but take care too!
- 11 July 2011
As the holiday season gets underway, radiation experts at the Health Protection Agency are urging caution in the summer sun. Each year many thousands of holidaymakers in the UK, and those who head abroad, burn their skin after spending too long in the heat of the summer sun. See attached HPA press release for more […]
Health Protection Agency – Fun in the sun – but take care too!
- 11 July 2011
As the holiday season gets underway, radiation experts at the Health Protection Agency are urging caution in the summer sun. Each year many thousands of holidaymakers in the UK, and those who head abroad, burn their skin after spending too long in the heat of the summer sun. See attached HPA press release for more […]
