Children and young people living with a health condition can often feel isolated, worried about fitting in, or like nobody else really understands what they are going through. SMS:FACE TO FACE creates a space where they can be themselves, make friends, build confidence and discover that they are not alone. We’re delighted to announce that […]
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My Chicken, Much Like Health, Can Be Scary: What Children Told Us About Healthcare
What does healthcare feel like through the eyes of a child? At Children’s Health Scotland, we know that children and young people are experts in their own lives. Yet too often, conversations about healthcare happen around them rather than with them. That’s why we were delighted to bring children, young people, parents, carers and professionals […]
Building Confidence, Friendships and Self-Management Skills Through SMS:FACE TO FACE
Over the past six weeks, children and young people living with long-term health conditions have been taking part in our SMS:FACE TO FACE programme at the Eric Liddell Centre in Edinburgh, supported by funding from the National Lottery Community Fund. Designed to help children and young people develop self-management skills in a safe, supportive and […]
Creating Moments That Matter for Edinburgh’s Kinship Carers
At Children’s Health Scotland, we know that kinship carers play a vital role in the lives of children and young people. They provide love, stability and care, often stepping into their caring role during challenging circumstances. Yet while so much focus is rightly placed on supporting the children they care for, carers themselves can often […]
My Health, My Rights Conference 2026 brings together children’s voices, rights and action
For one remarkable day in Stirling, children and young people were at the heart of a conference celebrating 50 years of Children’s Health Scotland and the launch of the National Health Rights Report 2026. More than 160 children and young people, families, professionals, policymakers and partners from across Scotland gathered together to listen, debate and […]
“We Want Change. We Want to Make a Difference.” Health Rights Defenders Launch Powerful New Film on Children’s Healthcare Rights
“We’ve made this video because we want the voices of children with medical conditions to be heard. We want change. We want to make a difference. We made this and we want others to share it.” – Malak, age 12 At Children’s Health Scotland, we believe children and young people are the experts in their […]
Children increasing know their rights. Many are not experiencing them.
Children increasingly know their rights, but many are still not experiencing those rights in practice, is the key message emerging from the National Health Rights Report 2026, launched today (2 October 2026) in Stirling at the My Health, My Rights Conference organised by national health rights charity Children’s Health Scotland.
Ready for a New Adventure? Join Our Team!
Children’s Health Scotland is recruiting a Programme and Engagement Coordinator (Children and Young People) to help deliver life-changing programmes, activities and events across Scotland.
A Golden Ticket to Chocolate Magic! Our SMS:HUB experiences the Highland Chocolatier
What happens when you combine award-winning chocolate, a Golden Ticket, children and young people from across Scotland, and a very special birthday celebration for Bear? You get a truly magical SMS:HUB adventure! This month, children and young people from across Scotland joined us online for The Golden Ticket Chocolate Adventure with Iain Burnett, The Highland […]
National health rights charity launches new #MomentsThatMatter Campaign
Children’s Health Scotland has launched its new Moments That Matter campaign, shining a spotlight on the everyday moments, relationships and experiences that can make a lasting difference to the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families across Scotland.
