Maternal and child health
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Care and treatment of eating disorders: national specification
The national specification for the care and treatment of eating disorders in Scotland has been developed in response to the National Review of Eating Disorder Services.
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Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Programme - CRWIA
Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA) for the Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Programme.
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Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Programme - EQIA
Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) for the Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Programme
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Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Programme - ICIA
Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) for the Whole Family Wellbeing Funding Programme.
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The Scottish Health Survey 2023 - volume 1: main report
This report presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2023, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
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The Scottish Health Survey 2023 - Volume 2: Technical Report
This publication presents information on the methodology and fieldwork from the Scottish Health Survey 2023.
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Safer Sleep for Babies 2024 A Guide for Parents and Carers
Updated Scottish Government and NHS Safer Sleep for Babies resources developed in partnership with the Lullaby Trust, UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative and BASIS, Baby Sleep Information Source based at Durham University. Includes strengthened messaging on bed sharing and smoking, alcohol and drug use.
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Safer Sleep for Babies: guide for professionals
Updated Scottish Government and NHS Safer Sleep for Babies resources developed in partnership with the Lullaby Trust, UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative and BASIS, Baby Sleep Information Source based at Durham University. Includes strengthened messaging on bed sharing and smoking, alcohol and drug use.
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Safer Sleep for Babies: quick reference cards
Updated Scottish Government and NHS Safer Sleep for Babies resources developed in partnership with the Lullaby Trust, UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative and BASIS, Baby Sleep Information Source based at Durham University. Includes strengthened messaging on bed sharing and smoking, alcohol and drug use.
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Keeping The Promise to our children, young people and families: progress update 2024
In March 2022 we published our Promise implementation plan. Two years on, this update provides a status report on progress so far.
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Realistic Medicine - Taking Care: Chief Medical Officer for Scotland annual report 2023 to 2024
This is the Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Gregor Smith's fourth annual report, and the eighth report on Realistic Medicine. The overarching aim of Realistic Medicine is to deliver better value care for patients, and for our health and care system.
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Protecting infants from severe lung disease
First Minister welcomes start of new vaccination programme.
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Scottish Child Payment and the labour market
This publication presents Scottish Government analysis of how Scottish Child Payment interacts with the labour market in Scotland including how it impacts labour market decisions of its clients.
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'Moving on' from care into adulthood: consultation
This consultation invites views on the support available to young people as they leave care and enter adulthood.
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Making sure that young people have the right support when they leave care: consultation - easy read
This easy read version of the consultation asks for views on the support available to young people as they leave care and become adults.
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Genomics in Scotland strategy: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment - stage 1 and 2
Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) stage 1 and 2 for the Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future five-year national strategy (2024 to 2029).
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Genomics in Scotland strategy: island communities impact assessment
Island communities impact assessment (ICIA) for the Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future - a five-year national strategy (2024-2029).
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Genomics in Scotland strategy: Fairer Scotland Duty summary
Fairer Scotland Duty impact assessment (FSD) summary for the Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future - a five-year national strategy (2024-2029).
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Genomics in Scotland strategy: business and regulatory impact assessment
Business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) for the Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future five-year national strategy (2024 to 2029).
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Genomics in Scotland strategy: equality impact assessment
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) results for the Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future - a five-year national strategy (2024-2029).
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Draft: Birthplace Decisions, Information for pregnant women and partners on planning where to give birth
This is a draft document, which we are currently seeking your views on.
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Neonatal intensive care unit services - demand and capacity modelling: final report
This report outlines this modelling approach, inputs, and interpretation of the outputs to support the future of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) services.
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Pathways of maternity care - patient leaflet: equality impact assessment
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) for the revised pathways of maternity care clinical guidance and schedule and birthplace decisions patient leaflet.
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Maternity and neonatal care - Best Start implementation: equality impact assessment
In January 2017 we published The Best Start: A Five-Year Forward Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Care in Scotland. The report contains 76 recommendations which focus on putting families at the centre of maternity care.
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Aithris Bhliadhnail air Plana Nàiseanta nan Eilean 2023
Gaelic version of the National Islands Plan annual report 2023
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Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future Strategy Summary
A five-year national strategy.
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Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future Strategy: Implementation Plan Year One
Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future. Implementation Plan Year One 2024-2025.
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Genomic medicine strategy 2024 to 2029
Our strategy for transforming genomic medicine across Scotland from 2024 to 2029.
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Time Space Compassion in suicide prevention - practice stories - Volume 2
This the second collection of practice stories, illustrating the principles and supporting practices of Time Space Compassion - a relationship and person centred approach to suicide prevention.
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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - concluding observations 2023: SG initial response - child-friendly version
This report explains how the Scottish Government (SG) is responding to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s concluding observations. These were published in 2023. This document will tell you about some of the things we are doing to make things better for children and their families in Scotland
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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - concluding observations 2023: SG initial response
This report sets out the Scottish Government’s (SG) initial response to the UN Committee’s Concluding Observations. It outlines the progress made in relation to children’s rights in Scotland since the publication of the Position Statement of November 2022
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Child and parental wellbeing: measuring outcomes and understanding their relation with poverty
Enhancing wellbeing is a crucial element of supporting the lives of children, young people and families living in poverty. This report represents a first step in assessing wellbeing outcomes and understanding their relation with poverty for low income families.
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Child protection learning and development 2024: national framework
Framework to support multi-agency learning and development relevant to child protection in Scotland. This highlights key learning for all workforces according to the level of responsibility they have for child protection.
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Infant food insecurity - responding and preventing: guide
Following discussions in June 2023, we committed to forming a short life working group to develop emergency integrated pathways for families in Scotland with an infant that may face food insecurity and what is available locally to them in an emergency. This toolkit forms a guide for local areas.
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Scottish Child Payment: Service Level Agreement between Scottish Ministers and The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Service Level Agreement between Scottish Ministers and The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in Respect of Scottish Child Payment
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Prostitution - challenging and deterring men's demand: strategic approach
Sets our our collective approach, working with stakeholders across the wider public and third sector, to challenge and deter men’s demand for prostitution and support those with experience of it.
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Perinatal and infant mental health programme board/Infant mental health implementation and advisory group final report
Final report of the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Programme Board and the Infant Mental Health Implementation and Advisory Group which concluded in March 2023
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Am Plana Nàiseanta airson Dùthaich a tha Math a Thaobh Biadh: Sgrìobhainn Chochomhairleachaidh
This consultation covers the content of the national Good Food Nation Plan. It seeks views on the Outcomes; ways of measuring progress; and how different groups envision life in a Good Food Nation. It also seeks views on specified functions. This is a Gaelic translation of the consultation.
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Geàrr-iomradh air a' Phlana Nàiseanta airson Dùthaich a tha Math a Thaobh Biadh
The national Good Food Nation Plan sets out six over-arching Outcomes; the range of targets and indicators that will be used to gauge progress towards achieving them; and details of food-related policies and initiatives from across the Scottish Government. This is a Gaelic summary of the Plan.
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National Good Food Nation Plan: consultation - easy read
Easy read version of our consultation on the national Good Food Nation Plan, which sets out the Government's goals for food and how we will achieve them.
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National Good Food Nation Plan
The national Good Food Nation Plan sets out six over-arching Outcomes for a Good Food Nation; the range of targets and indicators that will be used to gauge progress towards achieving them; and details of a wide range of food-related policies and initiatives from across the Scottish Government.
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National Good Food Nation Plan: consultation
We are consulting on the first national Good Food Nation Plan. We are seeking views on the national Good Food Nation Outcomes, ways of measuring progress and how different groups envision life in a Good Food Nation. It also seeks views on specified functions.
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Rural Scotland Data Dashboard: Overview
This report accompanies the Rural Scotland Data Dashboard which presents data on a range of issues that impact rural Scotland. The report synthesises the data included in the dashboard into a broader picture of successes, challenges and trends in rural Scotland.
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Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill: consultation
We are committed to protecting, respecting and championing the rights of people with learning disabilities and neurodivergent people. This consultation on proposals for a Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill seeks the views of everyone on how we can do this.
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Housing Cladding Remediation (Scotland) Bill: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment - easy read
Easy read version of the children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) for the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill.
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Historic forced adoption - scoping study: research findings
A summary of findings from research to scope the support needs of people affected by historic forced adoption in Scotland.
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Historic forced adoption - scoping study: service delivery paper
Research report identifying critical factors to consider when designing services for people affected by historic forced adoption in Scotland.
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Historic forced adoption - scoping study: final report
Research to scope the support needs of people affected by historic forced adoption in Scotland.
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Early child development transformational change programme
Improving early child development by bringing together a programme to provide oversight and better integration of policies. These will focus on prevention, the importance of pre-birth and early years across all policy areas and identify policy and implementation gaps, informed by current evidence.
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Education: National Improvement Framework and improvement plan 2024
Sets out the vision and priorities for Scottish education that have been agreed across the system, and the national improvement activity that needs to be undertaken to help deliver those key priorities.
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The Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
This child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) considers the potential impacts of the Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 on children's rights and wellbeing.
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Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024: equality impact assessment
This equality impact assessment (EQIA) considers the potential effects of the Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 on people with protected characteristics.
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Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024: island communities impact assessment screening
The island communities impact assessment (ICIA) records the rationale for the decision taken not to carry out a full impact assessment for the Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024.
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National Trauma Transformation Programme: Trauma-Informed Maternity Services Pathfinders - Learning Report
Commissioned as part of the National Trauma Transformation Programme (NTTP), this report presents the findings from two trauma-informed maternity services pathfinder projects.
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Mapping Of Professional Qualification Routes and Continuous Professional Learning Opportunities relating to Psychological Trauma, in the Children and Families Workforce
Commissioned as part of the National Trauma Transformation Programme, this research aimed to map the learner journeys of five sectors of the Children and Families workforce including School Nursing, Health Visiting, Children and Families Social Work, Residential Childcare and Secure Care.
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Certification of pregnancy and baby loss prior to 24 weeks: leaflet
New Scottish Government and NHS leaflet for health professionals and patients, providing information on the Memorial Book and Certification of Pregnancy and Baby Loss Prior to 24 Weeks which will be administered by National Records of Scotland.
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National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2021 - updated 2023
This guidance describes the responsibilities and expectations for all involved in protecting children and will support the care and protection of children.
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Improving maternity and neonatal care
New intensive care model for the highest risk pre-term babies.
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Maternity and neonatal services - neonatal intensive care plan: options appraisal
This report describes the options appraisal process undertaken, and the feasibility analysis and testing to identify which out of Scotland’s current eight neonatal intensive care Units should be the final three Units as proposed by Best Start.
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Neonatal care levels criteria: framework for practice
Describes a clear service delivery framework across NHS Scotland defining levels of neonatal care including repatriation.
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Whole Family Approach: rapid review of literature
Reviews the evidence on Whole Family Approaches to family support, focussing on examples of best practice in the context of substance use and implications for the training and learning development of substance use practitioners and wider workforce.
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NHS Scotland - climate emergency and sustainability: annual report 2021 to 2022
Report for 2021 to 2022 providing information on; greenhouse gas emissions arising from the operations of NHS Scotland, actions which have been taken or are underway to reduce NHS Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact, and actions to adapt to climate change.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations 2021 to 2022: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
This Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) sets out the consideration which has been given to the vaccination of children and young people and how vaccination may impact upon children’s rights and wellbeing.
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Long-term Monitoring of Health Inequalities March 2023 report
Annual update of the long-term monitoring of health inequalities headline indicators.
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Children and young people's voices matter: progress report - March 2023
Report on progress made on the actions agreed at the sixth annual meeting of Cabinet members and children and young people on 1 March 2022.
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Pregnancy and parenthood while you are in school or education: leaflet
Every pregnant young women, young parent-to-be, and young parent should be supported to stay in education. This leaflet provides basic information to young people about how their school or college will support them to make decisions about their education during pregnancy or parenthood.
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Young Patients Family Fund: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment - stage 3
Children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) for the Young Patients Family Fund.
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250,000 Baby Boxes delivered
Supporting parents with cost of living.
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Supporting roots: report
Report providing a broad picture of the needs of birth parents who have lost a child or children to ‘care’, and of the support and services that are currently available in Scotland. This report is designed to support best practice and service innovation.
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More funding to help parents and infants at risk
Supporting perinatal and infant mental health.
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Women’s Health Champion appointed
Improving health outcomes for women.
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Equipment and adaptations: guidance on provision - executive summary
Guidance outlining the responsibilities of NHS Scotland, Local Authorities, Integration Authorities, and their Housing and Education partners for the provision of equipment and adaptations, with the aim of supporting partnerships, across Scotland, to deliver a more equitable and accessible service.
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Equipment and adaptations: guidance on provision
Guidance outlining the responsibilities of NHS Scotland, Local Authorities, Integration Authorities, and their Housing and Education partners for the provision of equipment and adaptations, with the aim of supporting partnerships, across Scotland, to deliver a more equitable and accessible service.
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Moray maternity services
Return to consultant-led care at Dr Gray’s hospital.
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Ending HIV transmission in Scotland by 2030
The HIV transmission elimination proposal has been developed by Professor Rak Nandwani and an expert group made up of clinicians, academia and third sector partners. The proposal contains 22 recommendations to ensure progress is made to meet our goal of zero transmissions in Scotland by 2030.
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Scotland, the best place to grow up – making it real through rights: easy read
Child-friendly version of the report setting out progress made in children's rights in Scotland since 2016.
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Embedding children's rights: position statement
The report sets out the progress made in relation to children's rights in Scotland since 2016.
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Restricting alcohol advertising and promotion: consultation - easy read
This consultation seeks views on potential restrictions to alcohol advertising and promotion in Scotland.
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Restricting alcohol advertising and promotion: consultation
This consultation seeks views on potential restrictions to alcohol advertising and promotion in Scotland.
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Care in the Digital Age: delivery plan 2022 to 2023
The national delivery plan describes activities supporting Health Boards, HSCPs, local authorities, primary care, social care, social work, and care providers to offer new or improved services, whether through improved systems and infrastructure, or access to digital services.
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The Scottish Health Survey 2021: summary report
Key findings from the Scottish Health Survey 2021 report.
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Child's Interview Right's Practitioner regulations: data protection impact assessment
Data protection impact assessment (DPIA) relating to the Child's Interview Right's Practitioner (ChIRPs) and the age of criminal responsibility.
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Child's Interview Right's Practitioner regulations: island communities impact assessment
Island Communities impact assessment (ICIA) relating to the Child's Interview Right's Practitioner (ChIRPs) and the age of criminal responsibility.
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Best Start - strategic early learning and school age childcare plan 2022 to 2026: island communities impact assessment screening
Island communities impact assessment (ICIA) for the development and publication of Best Start: Strategic early learning and school age childcare plan for Scotland 2022-26. The screening exercise concludes that full ICIA is not required for this publication.
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Best Start - strategic early learning and school age childcare plan 2022 to 2026: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment screening
This child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) screening sheet has been completed for the development and publication of Best Start: Strategic early learning and school age childcare plan for Scotland, 2022-26. The screening exercise concludes that full CRWIA is not required for this publication.
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Creating Hope Together - suicide prevention strategy and action plan: island communities impact assessment
Island communities impact assessment (ICIA) for Scotland's suicide prevention strategy and action plan.
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Creating Hope Together - suicide prevention strategy 2022 to 2032: easy read
Easy read version of Scotland's Suicide Prevention Strategy - Creating Hope Together - 2022 to 2025.
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Creating Hope Together: suicide prevention strategy 2022 to 2032
Scotland's Suicide Prevention Strategy covering the period from 2022 to 2032.
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National Islands Plan: implementation route map 2022
Details how we will deliver our priorities over the lifetime of the National Islands Plan. It identifies the methods to monitor progress towards fulfilling the many commitments in the Plan and sets out timescales for delivery of our work.
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Mother and Baby Unit Family Fund: terms and conditions
The Mother and Baby Unit Family Fund (MBUFF) is designed to help partners/ fathers/ main carers, in addition to existing children up to school leaving age (16) offset the cost of traveling to and from a regional Mother and Baby Unit.
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Options to increase mother and baby unit capacity: consultation analysis
An analysis of the responses to the consultation on options to increase the capacity to provide treatment at mother and baby units in Scotland. Mother and baby units provide inpatient care for women and their infants experiencing severe perinatal mental health difficulties.
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Primary care services - mental health and wellbeing: resources
Resource developed to support staff working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in mental health and wellbeing in primary care service. It provides a directory of additional sources of help and support to help all staff.
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Women's Health Plan: implementation plan - year one
This plan will assist the Women's Health Plan Implementation Programme Board to monitor progress with a particular focus on deliverables for year one, which are due to be achieved by September 2022.
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Improving outcomes for children, young people and families: review of Children’s Services Plans and strategic engagement activity
Summary review of children’s services plans for 2020 to 2023, in line with the Children and Young Peoples (Scotland) Act 2014, statutory guidance part 3. Highlighting key strengths, areas for development and details from strategic engagement with local children’s services planning strategic leads.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Children and Families Collective Leadership Group - holistic family support: vision and blueprint for change
Group vision and blueprint for change for holistic whole family support in Scotland.
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Holiday, childcare and food programme - summer 2022: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment for summer 2022 holiday, childcare and food provision.
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Holiday, childcare and food programme - summer 2022: equality impact assessment
Equality impact assessment for summer 2022 holiday, childcare and food provision.
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Improving our understanding of child poverty in rural and island Scotland: research
Building on the "Poverty in rural Scotland: evidence review" (December 2021), SRUC were commissioned to undertake the research project, “Improving our understanding of child poverty in rural and island Scotland”.
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Tackling child poverty delivery plan: fourth year progress report 2021 to 2022
The fourth annual progress report for 'Every child, every chance: tackling child poverty delivery plan 2018-2022'.
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Mental health and wellbeing strategy: consultation - easy read
We want to hear your views on what a new mental health and wellbeing strategy for Scotland should look like. We have asked a series of questions, and your answers to these will help us write the final strategy.
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Mental health and wellbeing strategy: consultation
We want to hear your views on what a new mental health and wellbeing strategy for Scotland should look like. We have asked a series of questions, and your answers to these will help us write the final strategy.
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Universal Health Visiting Pathway evaluation: phase 1 report - routine data analysis - baseline outcomes
The Universal Health Visiting Pathway was introduced in Scotland in 2015 to refocus the approach to health visiting. This is the third report of four that provides findings of the national evaluation of Health Visiting. It focuses on baseline outcomes prior to the introduction of the pathway.
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Universal Health Visiting Pathway evaluation: phase 1 report - routine data analysis - implementation and delivery
The Universal Health Visiting Pathway was introduced in Scotland in 2015 to refocus the approach to health visiting in Scotland. This is the final report of four that provides findings about the implementation and delivery of the pathway as part of the national evaluation of Health Visiting.
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National Care Service - children's social services: overview
Overview of social services provided to children and families in Scotland. It forms one of a collection of contextual papers about social care and related areas in Scotland, linking to the National Care Service consultation.
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Equally Safe - short life delivery plan: summer 2022 to autumn 2023
A refresh of the Equally Safe Delivery Plan outlining the joint commitment of the Scottish Government and COSLA to preventing and eradicating all forms of violence against women and girls and tackling the underpinning attitudes that perpetuate it.
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Safer sleep for babies: guide for parents and carers
New Scottish Government and NHS Safer Sleep for Babies resources developed in partnership with the Lullaby Trust, UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative and BASIS the Baby Sleep Information Source based at Durham University.
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Health and social care - data strategy: consultation - easy read
We are gathering views on how data should be used and managed, across health and social care. These views will help shape the development of Scotland’s first data strategy for health and social care.
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Health and social care - data strategy: consultation
We are gathering views on how data should be used and managed, across health and social care. These views will help shape the development of Scotland’s first data strategy for health and social care.
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Family Nurse Partnership: 10 year analysis
To mark the first ten years of the Family Nurse Partnership in Scotland, we have undertaken a review of data from the programme over this time.
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Born into care in Scotland: circumstances, recurrence and pathways
The report was commissioned as it is important to understand more about the circumstances in which removal of babies shortly after birth takes place in Scotland, and the work undertaken with parents to prevent separation where possible, and the children’s pathways and permanence outcomes.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Advisory Sub-Group on Education and Children's Issues - children, schools, early learning and childcare settings - evidence summary
Summary report of the evidence on children, schools, early learning and childcare settings and transmission from COVID-19.
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Improving Moray maternity services
Return to consultant-led obstetric unit.
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Keeping the Promise implementation plan
The Promise implementation plan sets out our actions and commitments to Keep the Promise for care experienced children, young people and their families. It contributes to our ambition for every child in Scotland to grow up loved, safe and respected so that they realise their full potential.
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Community equipment and housing adaptations: draft guidance
New draft guidance providing guidance to health boards, local authorities and their partners on the provision of equipment and home adaptations to aid daily living.
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Community equipment and housing adaptations: draft guidance - executive summary
Executive summary of new guidance relating to the provision of community equipment and housing adaptations to aid daily living for health boards, local authorities and their partners.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on children and young people: children's rights and wellbeing assessment
Children's rights and wellbeing assessment (CRWIA) providing an update on the evidence of the impact of COVID-19 restrictions and the wider pandemic on babies, children and young people.
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COVID vaccine for 12-15 year olds
Bringing forward second dose for young people.
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Child health hearing services under review
Steps taken and Board escalated to improve paediatric audiology services.
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Funding to address childhood obesity
Projects awarded share of £759,000.
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Moray Maternity Services Review: report
Report of the independent review into maternity services for the women and families of Moray, commissioned by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Jeane Freeman in March 2021.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) domestic vaccine certification: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) considering the ways which the domestic Covid vaccine certification scheme may engage the rights of children and young people protected under the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Assessment of wellbeing - draft statutory guidance: consultation
This consultation paper is for the public consultation on draft statutory guidance on assessment of wellbeing, as required in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.
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Eyes.Scot website: equality impact assessment
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) for the Eyes.Scot website, Scotland's new national website for eye care and eye health information.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) delivering maternity and neonatal services through the pandemic: beyond Level Zero - guidance
Guidance for NHS Boards for the management of maternity and neonatal services in Scotland in their continued response to COVID-19 and to aid health boards with local service planning.
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Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021: draft CRWIA
Draft child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) for the Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 Amendment Regulations 2021.
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Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021: draft FSD
Draft Fairer Scotland Assessment (FSD) for the Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021.
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Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021: ICIA
Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) for the Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 Regulations 2021.
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Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021: draft BRIA
Draft business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) for the Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021.
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Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021: draft EQIA
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) for the Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations.
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World class cancer care
Five-year strategy for children and young people in Scotland.
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Maternity and neonatal (perinatal) adverse event review process: guidance
Operational guidance to support health boards boards undertaking perinatal adverse event reviews incorporating the additional reporting required of maternity services.
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The Best Start - caesarean section rates: review report
This report provides information about the rising caesarean section rate in Scotland and explores the factors contributing to this by exploring the published data and evidence within Scotland, across the UK and wider where applicable.
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"Someone to talk to and Someone to listen" - Supporting young pregnant women and young parents in school
Every pregnant young woman and young parent should be supported to stay in school. This guidance aims to set out why it is important to provide support, how that support could be provided, and what needs to be taken into account when reaching decisions with the young person.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Family Nurse Partnership insights: evaluation report
Report commissioned to explore the experiences of the family nurses and clients in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes initial findings on service delivery, mode of delivery, dosage, materials and resources.
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Women's Health Plan
Tackling inequalities and improving health.
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Women's health plan: easy read
Easy read version of the women’s health plan.
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Women's health plan
The Women’s Health Plan underpins actions to improve women’s health inequalities by raising awareness around women’s health, improving access to health care and reducing inequalities in health outcomes for girls and women, both for sex-specific conditions and in women’s general health.
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Summer offer for children and young people - 'Get Into Summer' programme: CRWIA stage 3
This child rights and wellbeing impact assessment concerns the £20 million summer offer for children and young people, one of the Scottish Government's 100 Days commitments.
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Summer offer for children and young people - 'Get Into Summer' programme: CRWIA stage 1
This child rights and wellbeing impact assessment concerns the £20 million summer offer for children and young people, one of the Scottish Government's 100 Days commitments.
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Backing for Baby Box
Parents praise scheme on its fourth anniversary.
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Baby Box: evaluation
Evaluation conducted by Ipsos MORI to assess the impact of the Baby Box scheme in Scotland on its short- and medium-term outcomes.
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Baby Box: evaluation - research findings
Research findings from evaluation conducted by Ipsos MORI to assess the impact of the Baby Box scheme in Scotland on its short- and medium-term outcomes.
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Breastfeeding peer support core principles for volunteering in Scotland: guidance
This is a quality standard framework for health boards and third sector organisations to apply to their peer support services.
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Nutritional support for young children
Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme launches.
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Vaccinations for young people with certain conditions
Children and young people aged 12-17 from key groups to be offered COVID-19 vaccine.
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Young Patients Family Fund
£5 million to help families be there for children in hospital.
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Early medical abortion at home - future arrangements: consultation analysis
This consultation analysis report summarises and analyses the views expressed in response to the consultation on the future arrangements for early medical abortion at home.
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Abortion notifications and data - changing the process: consultation
This consultation seeks views from abortion providers in Scotland and others with an interest on proposals to change the current process for notifying and providing data on abortions.
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Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2021: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment
This Children's Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA) was conducted in relation to the Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2021 which will replace the application of the 1996 Regulations and UK Nursery Milk Scheme in Scotland from 1 August 2021.
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Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2021: business and regulatory impact assessment
The Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) was conducted in relation to the Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2021 where it will replace the UK Nursery Milk Scheme with the Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme for the purposes of childcare providers in Scotland only.
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Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2021: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment
This Children's Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA) was conducted in relation to the Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2021 which will replace the application of the 1996 Regulations and UK Nursery Milk Scheme in Scotland from 1 August 2021.
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Support for perinatal mental health
Funding for charities to help families.
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Neonatal Expenses Fund: terms and conditions
Information on the Neonatal Expenses fund that provides help for families with babies in neonatal care.
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Family Nurse Partnership evaluation: methods and process
This paper presents the methods of using routinely collected health, education and social care data to evaluate the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) in Scotland using a natural experiment methodology.
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45,000 Baby Boxes delivered in 2019
Parents and new-borns across Scotland benefitting.
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Supporting over half a million families
NHS Scotland births over the past decade.
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Mental health in schools
Dedicated counselling service for pupils.
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Emergency Support Fund
Financial help for families of children transferred for hospital treatment.
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Scottish Health Survey 2018 published
Scotland’s Chief Statistician today released The Scottish Health Survey 2018, providing information on the health, and factors relating to health, of adults and children in Scotland.
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Paediatric continence e-learning resource: EQIA
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) of the Scottish Government's Paediatric Continence E-Learning Resource.
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Action on Royal Hospital for Children and Young People
Further steps taken to ensure patient safety.
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Family Nurse Partnership in Scotland: revaluation report
Findings from family nurses, the families they work with and wider stakeholders on how the Family Nurse Partnership programme works in practice in Scotland.
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Supporting young mums
New report highlights the success of the Family Nurse Partnership.
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Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland: report
Scotland's results and the key recommendations for the continued protection, promotion and support for breastfeeding.
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Neonatal Expenses Fund: in-year evaluation
An in-year ‘temperature check’ of the first four months of the Neonatal Expenses fund, allowing Ministers and Boards to see how well the early stages of the scheme is functioning and to make any urgent changes.
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New look Baby Box ready for Mother’s Day
Uptake jumps to 96% as 80,000 deliveries made to parents.
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Maternity Care Survey 2018
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Positive feedback for maternity services
Maternity Care Survey 2018 publishes.
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Maternity care survey 2018: technical report
Information on the technical aspects of the 2018 Maternity Care Survey, including development, implementation, analysis and reporting.
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Maternity care survey 2018: national results
National results of the 2018 Maternity Care Survey. Comparisons have been made with the previous iterations of this survey where this is possible.
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‘Ready Steady Baby’ guidance updated
New edition of NHS Scotland’s guide to pregnancy, labour and birth.
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Perinatal mental health services: needs assessment and recommendations
Recommendations across all tiers of service delivery, with the aim of ensuring that Scotland has the best services for women with, or at risk of, mental ill health in pregnancy or the postnatal period, their infants, partners and families.
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Improving maternity and neonatal care
Package of measures backed by £12 million investment.
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Growing up in Scotland: overweight and obesity at age 10
The report uses data from the Growing Up in Scotland study to investigate trajectories of overweight and obesity during the primary school years and identify key risk factors.
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Maternity and paediatric services at Dr Gray's Hospital: report by CMO Advisory Group
Recommendations and guidance to enable NHS Grampian to develop a plan for returning an obstetric led service to Dr Gray’s Hospital (DGH).
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Welfare Foods: consultation summary
This consultation on meeting the needs of children and families in Scotland was published in April 2018 and invited views on our approach to Welfare Foods following the devolution through the Scotland Act 2016.
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£2 million more for breastfeeding support
Helping mums breastfeed for longer.
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Insights into key equality outcomes across Scotland
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Supporting premature babies
£1.5 million Family Fund to help meet costs.
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Young people take on mental health
Commission to research services for children and adolescents.
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Folic acid in flour
Joint letter to UK Health Secretary.
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Support for first-time mums
Family Nurse Partnership to be extended.
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10,000 baby boxes delivered
All babies due in Scotland gifted a box.
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New £44m facility at GSK Montrose
New facility to produce 400 million vaccinations a year.
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Scotland's Baby Box available nationwide
Delivery begins tomorrow.
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Safe sleeping
Parents encouraged to consider safe sleeping practices as early as possible.
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