Category Archives: Health Links

Strep A

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Group A streptococcus (GAS), also known as strep A is a
common bacteria which causes mild infections. These are
usually mild but on some rare occasions can become a more
serious infection known as invasive Group A Strep (iGAS).
For more information visit www.nhsinform.scot/strepA

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Chicken Pox

Schools across the country are seeing a rise in chicken pox cases so please make yourself aware of the symptoms and treatments using the leaflet attached.

If you need support to read this webpage or online letter via translation into an additional language please contact the translation service using this link https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/languages


Child Smile Free Dental Care for Kids Information

Child Smile is an organisation promoting and helping provide access to better dental health in Scotland.

You can access their website on the link here https://www.child-smile.org.uk/

They also produce leaflets for parents about a range of services in a range of languages.

We thought it would be useful to post links to these here over the next few weeks.

Here is the first of those SNACK IDEAS FOR CHILDREN

22388-__Childsmile Snack ideas for children-September2021-English.pdf [873 Kb]
English language version

22388-Childsmile Snack ideas for children-Aug2022-Ukrainian.pdf [910 Kb]
Ukrainian language version

22388-Childsmile Snack ideas for children-Sept2021-Arabic.pdf [3924 Kb]
Arabic language version

22388-Childsmile Snack ideas for children-Sept2021-Polish.pdf [4186 Kb]
Polish language version

22388-Childsmile Snack ideas for children-Sept2021-Romanian.pdf [4259 Kb]
Romanian language version

22388-Childsmile Snack ideas for children-Sept2021-Slovak.pdf [4220 Kb]
Slovak language version

22388-Childsmile Snack ideas for children-Sept2021-Traditional Chinese (Cantonese).pdf [876 Kb]
Traditional Chinese language version

22388-Childsmile Snack ideas for children-Sept2021-Urdu.pdf [4314 Kb]
Urdu language version

If you need support to read this webpage or online letter via translation into an additional language please contact the translation service using this link https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/languages


Letter from Professor Jason Leitch, Scotland’s National Clinical Director, to all parents/carers of nursery children, primary and secondary school age pupils.

Below is a letter from Scotland’s National Clinical Director the path ahead in schools around COVID-19.

If you need support to read this webpage or online letter via translation into an additional language please contact the translation service using this link https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/languages


Get a Free Jag on the Bus

If you need a vaccination for COVID-19 for free why not use the vaccination bus. This weekend it is at Waverley Bridge, between Princes street Gardens and Waverley Station.

Available to anyone aged 16+.

If you need support to read this webpage or online letter via translation into an additional language please contact the translation service using this link https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/languages