A new national three-year 2020-23 Children’s Health Strategy has been launched by Children’s Health Scotland at its Annual General Meeting – held on Saturday 12 October 2019 at its national headquarters in Leith, Edinburgh. With the identification of five new Key Priority Areas, the strategy firmly focuses on the healthcare needs and rights of all […]
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The Autumn 2019 edition of our Children’s Health Scotland magazine is now available to view online
The latest Autumn 2019 edition of our Children’s Health Scotland Magazine is now available to view online. The magazine is packed full of articles and features that focus on the healthcare needs and rights of children and young people.
Children’s Health Scotland celebrates commitment to real living wage
Children’s Health Scotland has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Children’s Health Scotland receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.30 in the UK. This rate is significantly higher than the government minimum for over 25s, which currently stands at £8.21 per hour.
We’re finalists in the Voluntary Health Scotland Annual Conference 2019 Poster Competition
Children’s Health Scotland is delighted to be announced as a finalist in the Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) Annual Conference 2019 Poster Competition.
Notice of Annual General Meeting of Children’s Health Scotland
The 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Children’s Health Scotland will be held as follows:
Working together to safeguard children’s rights
Our views on how best to incorporate the UN’s ‘gold standard’ for children’s rights into Scots law and improve the lives of children and young people has now been submitted.
Flu vaccine drive for children gets underway
healthandcare.scot, Scotland’s Health and Care News Channel, is today urging parents and carers to make sure their child is protected from flu this winter by taking part in flu vaccination programmes.
Protect your baby or child in hot weather
Babies and young children need to be watched carefully during hot weather as they can become ill.
Action on Royal Hospital for Children and Young People: Further steps taken to ensure patient safety
A programme of measures has been put in place to ensure patient safety at the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP). NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) will undertake a detailed assessment of compliance of all building systems which could impact on the safety of patients and staff at the new site.
Children’s Health Scotland calls for increased investment in children and young people’s mental health services
Following new recommendations published by the Children & Young People’s Mental Health Task Force, Children’s Health Scotland (CHS) is calling for increased investment in children and young people’s mental health services.
