About this App

KIDS for families Project Team ggc.kids@nhs.scot 

The KIDS for Families Project Team (Project Lead and Project Officer) add the information to the Right Decision Service Content Management System. They also chair the KIDS Content Group, manage the review and approval process and manage and respond to any user feedback and usage statistics. 

The KIDS Content Group is a group of clinicians who represent the core professional groups and services across Specialist Children's Services (SCS). This group review and approve the information and resources to be added to the KIDS for Families toolkit. They also liaise with experts across SCS to write new content and feedback any updates to professional groups and teams. This group meets every 6 weeks.

Content has been checked for accessibility in line with the relevant RDS standard operating procedure.

Authorship

The content in this toolkit has been developed by clinicians working in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) Specialist Children's Services (SCS). The core group of contributors include Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Paediatricians, Physiotherapists, Psychologists and Speech and Language Therapists. Other professionals write content in their specialist areas. 

The content was initially taken from the KIDS website which was the NHSGGC SCS digital resource, sharing universal and targeted information with children, young people (CYP), their families and other professionals working with them.

Review and approval

All content has been reviewed by the KIDS Content Group.

Final content was signed off by the SCS Clinical Governance Executive Committee (CGEC).

The content will be reviewed annually by the KIDS Content group.

Reviews and updates can be requested between annual reviews if required, by emailing the KIDS for Families Project Team. 

Updates will be reviewed and approved by the KIDS Content Group. If content is being changed radically then sign off will be sought from CGEC.

RDS automated alerts when review is due will be sent to the KIDS for Families Project Team who will then take it to the KIDS Content Group. The group will review content, with authors reviewing their specialist areas.

The content of the KIDS for Families app/website was created and is owned, by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde - NHSGGC©2025. None of the content can be reproduced without prior consent. 

Icons were created by Lucie Agiolini (www.lucieagiolini.com) with all rights to use and re-use held by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.

All images used within the app/website were taken from the NHS Photo Library or were free to use from www.canva.com. 

Outside works used waived copyright and/or permission was sought from the owner. 

The information included in this toolkit is developed by authors who are experts in their field and is based on a review of the relevant literature, including National and International guidance, combined with expert consensus and assessment of suitability for the Scottish healthcare context and acceptability to the population in Scotland.

The information, content and links sourced from colleagues across NHSGGC are approved by the KIDS for Families Content Group.

The RDS Feedback form is forwarded to the KIDS for Families Project Team. The team will address the feedback. If it requires significant amendments, it will be reviewed by the KIDS Content Group.

The toolkit has been risk assessed, and mitigations put in place where required.

The toolkit was user tested by parents and carers of children and young people who use SCS. They were asked to complete the RDS Feedback form. Feedback was reviewed and addressed by the KIDS for Families Project Team prior to launch.

Prior to publishing the content on RDS as KIDS for Families, feedback was regularly sought and acted upon on the KIDS website.

We continue to seek and value feedback from users and you can leave us feedback by completing the User Feedback Form.

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, legally known as Greater Glasgow Health Board (the “Board”) provides the ‘KIDS for Families’ app/website (“App/Website”) to help the people it serves in East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire. Each individual participating organisation which contributes resources to the App/Website has sole responsibility for the information created or published by them. Any information appearing on the App/Website is issued as general information, is not warranted by the Board, nor should it be taken as advice. No responsibility can be accepted by the Board or any other organisation for action or inaction as a result of information contained on the App/Website. Users should take advice from health and care professionals in respect of specific situations. The use and access of pages of the App/Website is subject to the terms and conditions set out below and by this disclaimer. By using or accessing the App/Website, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

Copyright

Users should consult the copyright statements on the resources signposted by this site.

Links to other Websites and applications

The provision on the App/Website of a link to another website or application does not constitute any authorisation to access material held at that location. Links to sites are provided for informational purposes only and no responsibility is accepted for the quality of resources to be found on such websites. The contents and material made available on linked sites are completely out with the Board’s control and as such no liability is accepted for any loss or damage resulting from accessing or failing to access these sites. No endorsement is expressed or implied by the presence of a link on the App/Website. The contents of a linked-to website may change without the Board’s knowledge and as a result, links may break or may terminate on pages which were not the original targets of a link. No responsibility or liability for the privacy of personal information is accepted for linked to websites, as these are beyond the Board’s control.

Warranties

The resources contained on the App/Website, including all files that are authorised for public and password-protected download or access, are provided on an “as is” basis and without any warranties. No warranty is given that files downloaded or accessed from the  App/Website are free of computer viruses. No warranties are made as to fitness for purpose, quality or completeness of information. The App/Website excludes any liability for any errors in or omissions in information provided on or linked to from the App/Website.

Reliability of information

The Board uses reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of information on the App/Website in accordance with the policies defined for the App/Website. However, no guarantees are made that the information contained on the App/Website or associated, or linked to websites is accurate, complete and current at any given time. Information presented on the App/Website or associated sites may be changed at any time. The resources made available on the App/Website are intended to assist and support people to best manage their health, wellbeing and related needs. The App/Website is not intended in any way to replace the advice of health and care professionals. Nothing on the App/Website is intended to constitute advice. Specific advice should be sought in specific situations from a properly qualified health or care professional. Content on the App/Website is governed by a number of policies and guidelines. Users of the App/Website should inform the KIDS for Families team using the Feedback form if they should come across any material contained which they consider to be potentially in breach of any of the published  Scottish Government or NHS Scotland policies or of any relevant legislation in order for the appropriate remedial action to be taken.

Availability of the App/Website

Although the App/Website has been tested and should work correctly under normal circumstance, there are many factors both within and outside of the control of the Board which may prevent the App/Website from being available to users of the world-wide-web. No responsibility is accepted by the Board for any losses that may arise from an inability to access resources on the App/Website. Where a user finds a specific error in the coding of a web page, or where they consider a page to be in breach of accessibility or other published policies of the App/Website, the user should notify the KIDS for Families team via the feedback form in order that appropriate action may be taken.

Governing laws

The terms and conditions of use of the App/Website shall be governed by the laws of Scotland.