Our award winning Self-Management Skills (SMS) Programmes are back in 2025 with our first in-person ones of the year returning to Edinburgh this month. Our SMS Programmes are for children and young people aged 9-17 living with a health condition or concern – no formal diagnosis is required.
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Trustee recruitment
Are you passionate about supporting the right of every child to the best possible health? Children’s Health Scotland is the leading children’s health charity in Scotland and we are currently recruiting for new Trustees.
How to make a Valentines Breathing Stick!
This Valentines day, make your own breathing stick using a pipe cleaner and some colourful pony beads. Breathing sticks are a mindful tool that can help to slow down breathing, making us feel calm and grounded.
The health and wellbeing of children is at the heart of new Strategic Plan 2024-30
The health and wellbeing of children and young people and their right to the best possible health lies at the heart of the new Strategic Plan, launched by Children’s Health Scotland at their AGM held in October 2024. Covering the period 2024-2030, the plan sets out how the charity will move forward from their present […]
New report highlights concerns on health and living standards in Scotland
The Health and Social Care Alliance (the ALLIANCE) has highlighted the publication of a report by the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (SHERU) which looks at health and socioeconomic divides in Scotland. Key findings from the report suggests that core outcomes related to inequalities and health are not improving significantly and some are getting worse.
SSSC publish two statutory reports on care experience and rights
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has published a report setting out its work “to put Scotland’s care experienced children, young people and adults at the heart of what we do”. The report has been published alongside the SSSC’s Children’s Rights Report 2023, which sets out how the SSSC promotes the United Nations Convention on […]
Paediatricians publish ‘Worried and Waiting: A Review of Paediatric Waiting Times in Scotland’
Paediatricians in Scotland are calling for urgent and bold action to improve waiting times after a new report shows increasing demand and long waits for children and young people.
2024 Spring edition of our magazine now available to read online
Spring is in the air which means nominations are now open for the Scottish Children’s Health Awards 2024. Do you know someone who deserves a very special teddy trophy? Turn to page 8 in the spring edition of our magazine to find out more.
Clear vision needed for health and social care
Audit Scotland has released a report stating that significant service transformation is required to ensure the financial sustainability of Scotland’s health service and calls on the Scottish Government to develop a clear national strategy for health and social care to address the pressures on services.
‘Urgent action’ needed on failing child health
The Academy of Medical Sciences has released a stark report highlighting wide-ranging evidence of declining health among children under five in the UK and calls on policymakers to take urgent action to address the situation.
