Children’s Health Scotland was proud to represent Scotland at the EACH Sharing Meeting 2026 in Varese, Italy, where organisations from across Europe came together to share learning, celebrate achievements, and discuss how we can continue to improve the experiences and rights of children and young people in healthcare. As Scotland’s representative within the European Association […]
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20 Years of GIRFEC: Are We Getting it Right for Every Child?
This year marks a significant milestone as Scotland celebrates 20 years of Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC), the national approach designed to ensure that children, young people and families receive the right support at the right time. Since its introduction, GIRFEC has transformed how services work together, placing children’s wellbeing at the centre […]
Building a Health Rights Aware Future: Children’s Health Rights Training with the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow
Every child and young person has the right to be heard, respected and involved in decisions about their healthcare. Yet through our On My Way report and the voices of our Health Rights Defenders, we know that children and young people do not always experience healthcare in a way that fully respects their rights. That […]
Looking forward to the future and Care Experienced Week 2026
As Scotland prepares to mark Care Experienced Week 2026 (26 October – 1 November), Children’s Health Scotland is highlighting the voices, achievements and aspirations of the care experienced children and young people it supports across the country.
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 […]
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.
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.
