All children and young people have rights and in Scotland, the law changed in 2024 to make sure that the rights of children and young people are incorporated into Scottish law.
To find out more about your rights as set down by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, watch this short animation:
During normal office hours Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm Contact Orkney Health and Care Children and Families Services on 01856 873535 extension 3342 or if the person is an adult call 01856 873535 and ask for Adult Social Work
This will take you to The Balfour Hospital switchboard then you ask for the Emergency Social Worker.
