Audio
Immunisation, screening and other health topics in audio format
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening
Who'll be offered abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening in Scotland and how the test is done
Bowel screening
Who's offered bowel screening in Scotland and how the test's done
Breast screening
Audio booklet explaining what happens before, during and after breast screening in Scotland.
Cervical screening (smear test)
Who'll be offered a smear test in Scotland and what happens next if the test finds changes that need further investigation
Diabetic retinopathy screening
What you need to know about diabetic retinopathy
Flu vaccine
Helps to protect against flu (influenza)
HPV vaccine
Helps to protect against head and neck, cervical and anogenital cancers
HPV: Men who have sex with men (MSM)
HPV vaccine for men who have sex with men
Shingles vaccine
Protect yourself against shingles
How to cope with feeling sad or unhappy
Advice for young people on coping with feeling sad or unhappy
How to make friends and develop friendships
Advice for young people on how to make friends and develop friendships
Pregnancy scans and tests
During your pregnancy, you'll be offered a number scans and tests
Adult beta thalassaemia carriers
Audio leaflet with information for adult haemoglobinopathy carriers with beta thalassaemia
Newborn screening
Newborn screening tests are done in the first few weeks of life.
BCG and your baby
The BCG vaccine helps protect your baby against tuberculosis (TB)
Hepatitis B and your baby
Hepatitis B immunisation for babies
Child flu vaccine
Helps to protect your child against flu (influenza)
Help protect your baby from whooping cough
This audio explains why should get your whooping cough vaccine if you're 16 weeks pregnant or more.
Teenage immunisations
Vaccinations you'll be offered as a teenager in Scotland
After immunisations for young people
What young people might expect after immunisation
Your baby is a sickle cell carrier
Information for parents of babies with sickle cell
Your baby carries a gene for unusual haemoglobin
Information for parents of babies with unusual haemoglobin
You are a sickle cell carrier
Information for adult haemoglobin carriers.
Vitamin D and you
Important health information about Vitamin D for everyone.
Tuberculosis (TB)
This audio describes Tuberculosis TB, the disease, it's treatment and prevention.
Protect your child against serious diseases (up to 5 years)
An audio guide to help with your child’s immunisations in their first five years.
What to expect after immunisations in babies and young children
This audio is a guide to the common side effects that could happen in babies and young children up to five years of age after immunisation.
Norovirus
Advice on how to avoid catching norovirus.
Pneumococcal vaccine
Information on the Pneumococcal vaccine which helps protect against serious infections.
The art of conversation
An audio guide to talking, listening and reducing stigma surrounding suicide.
Steps to deal with stress
A simple audio guide to stressing less and enjoying life with relaxation and breathing techniques
Worried about your memory?
Your memory may be nothing to worry about, but this audio will help you decide if you should visit your doctor.
What to do if you're feeling worried
This audio is for young people on what to do if you're feeling worried.
How to cope if your parents split up
This audio is for young people on how to cope if your parents split up.
How to cope with the loss of someone close
Help for young people coping with the loss of someone close.
How to stop smoking and stay stopped
This audio will help you to stop smoking and increase chance of success if you use it together with the free support and stop smoking medication available.
Head Lice: the facts, detection and treatment
Audio information for parents on the facts, detection and treatment of Head Lice in children.
Off to a good start with breastfeeding
This audio explains everything you need to know about breastfeeding from birth onward.
Fun First Foods: An easy guide to introducing solid foods.
This audio provides an easy guide to introducing solid foods.
Formula feeding your baby
This audio will give you the up-to-date national guidance on how to make up a formula feed safely, including the most recent changes to the information on preparing and storing feeds.
Ready Steady Toddler!
This audio is for all parents and carers about to experience the big changes that your child will go through as they leave the baby stage and become a toddler.
Breastfeeding and returning to work
This audio is for pregnant women and mothers who are thinking about combining working or studying and breastfeeding
Folic acid before and during pregnancy
This audio is a guide about taking folic acid for women who are thinking of becoming pregnant, or who are in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Latest guidance about COVID-19 from NHS Scotland and the Scottish Government, including social distancing and stay at home advice.