News and Events

The 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Children’s Health Scotland will be held as follows:

Our views on how best to incorporate the UN’s ‘gold standard’ for children’s rights into Scots law and improve the lives of children and young people has now been submitted.

healthandcare.scot, Scotland’s Health and Care News Channel, is today urging parents and carers to make sure their child is protected from flu this winter by taking part in flu vaccination programmes.

Babies and young children need to be watched carefully during hot weather as they can become ill.

A programme of measures has been put in place to ensure patient safety at the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP). NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) will undertake a detailed assessment of compliance of all building systems which could impact on the safety of patients and staff at the new site.

Following new recommendations published by the Children & Young People’s Mental Health Task Force, Children’s Health Scotland (CHS) is calling for increased investment in children and young people’s mental health services.

We are delighted to publish our new style Children’s Health Scotland Magazine. In this latest edition we proudly welcome award-winning singer and songwriter KT Tunstall as our new Patron.

Ahead of Volunteers’ Week 2019 (1-7 June 2019), Children’s Health Scotland is proud to welcome the award-winning singer and songwriter KT Tunstall as their new Patron.

The Scottish Government is seeking views on how best to incorporate the UN’s ‘gold standard’ for children’s rights into Scots Law and improve the lives of children and young people. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the most complete statement of children’s rights ever produced.

Fostering has the potential to be life-changing for fostered children and young people. It can #changeafuture and Children’s Health Scotland is proud to support Foster Care Fortnight 2019.