Date: 10th September 2015
Category: Health and health services

What happens to a child or young person's education when they are too ill to go to school? In June 2015, the Scottish Government published the revised guidance which aims to ensure that every child and young person's legal right to education is upheld, even at times of illness.

Date: 21st July 2015
Category: Mental health, Health and health services

Findings that only 0.45% of NHS Scotland expenditure on mental health in 2013-14 was on child and adolescent health has raised concern & a call for rebalance.

Date: 24th May 2015
Category: Mental health, Health and health services

The Scottish Government have announced that it will be increasing investment to tackle the issue of child and adolescent mental health services in Scotland. This new fund will be largely devoted to the CAMHS waiting list and psychological services, over the next 5 years.

Date: 25th March 2015
Category: Health and health services

The Scottish Government has announced its commitment to protect more children from the effects of second-hand smoke by prohibiting smoking in cars with children on board.

Date: 1st July 2014
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Health and health services

This is a consultation on the second set of draft Regulations for the Act, of which the deadline is 18th August 2014.