For many years Children’s Health Scotland has promoted play as a way to help children cope with trauma and distressing experiences and so we developed a Health-related Play Box resource which can be used to prepare children for a visit to the hospital. It contains items such as stethoscopes, doctor’s and nurse’s uniform, X-rays, etc […]
Help in Tayside for You and Your Baby
Information about useful organisations and websites, health information advice for young parents. Although focused on Tayside, it is relevant for all young parents. An audio version of this Guide is available. Listen to ‘Help in Tayside for You and Your Baby’: Download the PDF: Help in Tayside for You and Your Baby (450 kB)
Helping children cope with pain guide
Top tips on helping children and young people with long-term conditions, and professionals working with them, cope with pain. CLICK HERE to download the Coping with Pain Guide
Helping children cope with needles
Information for parents and carers to help them support their children with anxiety or fear around immunisation injections and injections provided as part of medical treatment. CLICK HERE to download our Coping with Needles Guide
Young People in Hospital
This guide aims to help young people prepare for a hospital visit and answer some of the questions they may have. It also points them to other sources of help and information. You can listen to this guide in MP3 format here: CLICK HERE to download the Young People in Hospital Guide
What to expect when a child goes to hospital
This guide will answer some of the questions families may have when a child goes to hospital. It aims to provide information to help them cope better with an unknown or worrying situation. CLICK HERE to download the What to expect when your child goes to hospital guide An audio version of this guide is […]
The GP Service for Children and Young People
This provides useful information about visiting the GP with your child and answers questions you may have. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD The GP service for Children and Young People An audio version of this guide is available if you prefer:
Child Health Rights – What do you Know: Young parents speak out?
The Young Parents Speak Out DVD was made with young parents in Tayside. It gives information to young parents on how to access healthcare for their children and shows them talking about their experiences both positive and negative. Some had attended ante-natal classes and encourage others to do the same, some did not attend and […]
Children and Young People’s Healthcare Rights Pack
Pack for those working with children and young people primary 1 to secondary 6 to help them understand their healthcare rights and responsibilities. Includes animation DVD. Cost £40. Children and Young People’s Healthcare Rights (2 MB)
EACH Charter
EACH – European Association for Children in Hospital – is an international umbrella organisation open to European non-governmental, non-profit associations involved in the welfare of children in hospital and other healthcare services. In 1988 EACH members created a Charter stipulating in 10 points the rights of sick children and their families before, during and after […]
