To read the Summer 2023 Magazine, CLICK HERE. The Summer 2023 edition of the Children’s Health Scotland magazine is now available to view online. So, get comfy and enjoy!
children's rights
Concerns that children with disabilities are unable to access nursery
A new report highlights widespread failings, as children with highly complex disabilities and intensive health care needs are unable to access their right to nursery placements across Scotland.
’Children’s Rights and Paediatrics: On the Sofa with RCPCH & Us’ alongside The Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
We were absolutely delighted to be invited to attend The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) Annual Conference in Liverpool in June, alongside The Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS), Bruce Adamson.
126 Scottish organisations unite against the Rights Removal Bill and ask UK Government not to scrap the Human Rights Act
On the 1st of July 2022, Children’s Health Scotland was one of 125 representatives from across Scotland’s third-sector that united in their condemnation of the UK Government’s Rights Removal Bill.
Take the pledge to #StopFoodWaste this April
Stop Food Waste Day will be held on 27 April 2022 with the aim of educating and encouraging change. Compass Group US introduced Food Waste Day in 2017 to tackle food waste by working with suppliers, implementing sustainable practices and raising awareness.
Three Steps to Helping Children and Young People at the Dentist
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, so we would like to celebrate by highlighting some of our work helping children and young people at the dentist. Going to the dentist can be a difficult time for many children and young people. It may be scary to enter a new environment with unfamiliar people and […]
Inequality is the theme of the Human Rights Day 2021
Today (10 December 2021) is the 73rd Human Rights Day and inequalities is the theme for this year. Inequalities have fuelled the pandemic and continue to do so.
Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow
Eating food which is safe, healthy and nutritious is vitally important for the health and wellbeing of children and young people. Monday 7 June 2021 is World Food Safety Day which is organised by The World Health Organisation(WHO) and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. This year’s theme which is safe […]
Children’s Health Scotland is Proud to Support #CareDay21
Care Day 2021 is an international celebration that brings together the Care-Experienced Community, and their allies, to raise awareness about shifting public attitudes, accessing rights, and sparking important discussions. Care Day was first launched in 2015 to mark the one-year anniversary of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill 2014, which committed to strengthening support […]
Annual Review and Impact Report 2020
Our Annual Review and Impact Report for 2019/20, which gives a snapshot of our work over the past twelve months, has been published.
