As part of Scottish Children’s Health Week, we’re celebrating #BeCalm Wednesday by reflecting on the joy, connection, and empowerment found in our Bear’s Big Self-Management Skills (SMS) Adventure Days. This year, we’ve hosted three incredible picnics—each one a unique celebration of play, family togetherness, and the health rights of children. 🌳 Why Play Matters – Especially Together Play isn’t […]
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It Takes a Village to Play: SMS:FAMILIES and Community Wellbeing
This summer, we brought families together in Cranhill for five joyful weeks of connection, creativity, and community through our SMS:FAMILIES Programme—a partnership with Cranhill Development Trust, proudly supported by the People’s Postcode Lottery. Held on Monday afternoons, the programme welcomed families with children in Primary 1 to 4, with younger and older siblings always included. At its heart was […]
’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.
New COVID-19 Guidance published for our SMS:F2F sessions
Children’s Health Scotland is excited to be delivering face to face sessions again for our Self-Management Service, SMS:F2F. In preparation for in-person sessions, which will be taking place in November and December at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, we have published SMS:F2F COVID-19 guidance to ensure the safety of the children, young people and staff taking […]
Children’s Health Scotland Joins the Co-op Payout Celebration!
This week Children’s Health Scotland are very grateful to be a part of the Co-op Payout Celebration, as we receive a HUGE donation of £1508.58 from the Co-op Local Community Fund.