Specialist Children’s Services

20/05/2026

It's National Smile Month.

Visit Kids for Families Looking After Your Teeth page for advice on how to keep your smile healthy www.rhcg.org.uk/kids-for-families/healthy-lifestyle/looking-after-your-teeth

18/05/2026

It's Foster Care Fortnight.

Fosterline Scotland have an advice line providing information, guidance and support on all issues affecting fostering services and foster carers in Scotland. Call on 0141 204 1400 or email fosterlinescotland@fostering.net. They are open from 10am-4pm Mon-Fri (excluding Bank Holidays).

Fostering information in the GGC area:

Glasgow www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/4862/Fostering

East Dunbartonshire https://health.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/services/a-z-of-services/children-families/adoption-fostering-kinship/fostering

East Renfrewshire www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/about-foster-care

Renfrewshire www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/children-young-people-and-families/fostering-adoption-supported-care-and-kinship-care/fostering-renfrewshire

Inverclyde www.inverclyde.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/support-for-children-families/fostering-and-kinship/fostering

West Dunbartonshire www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/health-social-care/children/fostering-adoption/fostering

11/05/2026

This week is Weaning Week.

Find out more about weaning on Kids for Families Development and Growing Up section from 6 months www.rhcg.org.uk/kids-for-families/development-and-growing-up/birth-to-3-years/6-months

Look out for Starting Solids (sometimes called Henry) www.nhsggc.scot/your-health/early-years/starting-solids events in your local area www.rightdecisions.scot.nhs.uk/happy-healthy-tots/local-information

06/05/2026

Today is World Maternal Mental Health Day. Talk to your midwife, health visitor or GP about your mental health at any point during or after pregnancy.

04/05/2026

NHSGGC's Specialist Children's Services run weekly advice lines for parents/carers or anyone working with children/young people. Visit https://rhcg.org.uk/kids-for-families/our-services-and-useful-contacts/advice-lines to find out more.

If for any reason the advice line is not running, please try again next week.

24/04/2026

The Occupational Therapy Team within West Dunbartonshire Specialist Children's Services, said goodbye to final year student Taegan. Taegan, studying at Caledonian University, has been on placement with the team for the past 8 weeks.

Taegan said "I have thoroughly enjoyed working with and learning from the team, with this being a very memorable and enjoyable final placement. This experience has inspired me to seek a career in Children's Services and I hope to work with a similarly encouraging and supportive team in the future"

We wish Taegan all the best in her future career as an Occupational Therapist.

24/04/2026

Come and join Specialist Children's Services with this exciting job opportunity.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population...

24/04/2026

This week is World Immunisation Week.

In the KIDS for Families development and growing up section you can find information about immunisations at different ages www.rhcg.org.uk/kids-for-families/development-and-growing-up

23/03/2026

21/03/2026

Today is World Down Syndrome Day. Down Syndrome is a naturally occurring genetic difference caused by an extra chromosome.

For more information visit:
Down's Syndrome Scotland https://dsscotland.org.uk
Down Syndrome UK https://downsyndromeuk.co.uk


Down's Syndrome Scotland