Specialist Children’s Services

03/11/2025

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Specialist Children's Services run weekly advice lines for parents / carers or anyone working with children and young people.

Renfrewshire Area Weekly Advice Lines:

Physiotherapy
Tuesday 11am-1pm 0141 314 4624
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-physiotherapy/ 'sPhysiotherapyAdviceLine

Speech and Language Therapy
Wednesday 10am-12noon 0141 314 4624
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-speech-and-language-therapy/

Occupational Therapy
Thursday 9:30am-12noon 0141 314 4624
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-occupational-therapy/ 'sOccupationalTherapyAdviceLine

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

03/11/2025

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Specialist Children's Services run weekly advice lines for parents / carers or anyone working with children and young people.

West Dunbartonshire Area Weekly Advice Lines:

Speech and Language Therapy
Tuesday 11am-1pm 01389 828265
Thursday 11am-1pm 0141 562 8862
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-speech-and-language-therapy/

Occupational Therapy
Tuesdays 1:30pm-4pm 0141 531 6536
Fridays 9:30am-12noon 0141 531 6536
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-occupational-therapy/ 'sOccupationalTherapyAdviceLine

Physiotherapy
Thursday 2pm-4pm 01389 817 246
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-physiotherapy/ 'sPhysiotherapyAdviceLine

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

03/11/2025

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Specialist Children's Services run weekly advice lines for parents / carers or anyone working with children and young people.

East Dunbartonshire Area Weekly Advice Lines:

Occupational Therapy
Tuesdays 1:30pm-4pm 0141 531 6536
Fridays 9:30am-12noon 0141 531 6536
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-occupational-therapy/ 'sOccupationalTherapyAdviceLine

Physiotherapy
Wednesday 1pm-3pm 0141 201 5715
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-physiotherapy/ 'sPhysiotherapyAdviceLine

Speech and Language Therapy
Wednesday 1pm-4pm 0141 211 6056
Friday 9:30am-11:30am 0141 531 6843
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-speech-and-language-therapy/

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

03/11/2025

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Specialist Children's Services run weekly advice lines for parents / carers or anyone working with children and young people.

Glasgow City Area Weekly Advice Lines:

Occupational Therapy
Tuesdays 1:30pm-4pm 0141 531 6536
Fridays 9:30am-12noon 0141 531 6536
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-occupational-therapy/ 'sOccupationalTherapyAdviceLine

Physiotherapy
Glasgow City North Wednesday 1pm-3pm 0141 201 5715
(North areas included postcodes: G1-G4, G11-G15, G20-G23, G31-G34, G40, G60-G69, G71)

Glasgow City South Thursday 12noon-2pm 0141 201 5212
(South area includes postcodes: G5, G41-G46, G51-G53, G76-78)
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-physiotherapy/ 'sPhysiotherapyAdviceLine

Speech and Language Therapy
Wednesday 1pm-4pm 0141 211 6056
Friday 9:30am-11:30am 0141 531 6843
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-speech-and-language-therapy/

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

03/11/2025

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Specialist Children's Services run weekly advice lines for parents / carers or anyone working with children and young people.

East Renfrewshire Area Weekly Advice Lines:

Speech and Language Therapy
Wednesday 10am-1pm 0141 800 7121
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-speech-and-language-therapy/

Occupational Therapy
Tuesdays 1:30pm-4pm 0141 531 6536
Fridays 9:30am-12noon 0141 531 6536
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-occupational-therapy/ 'sOccupationalTherapyAdviceLine

Physiotherapy
Thursday 12noon-2pm 0141 201 5212
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-physiotherapy/ 'sPhysiotherapyAdviceLine

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

03/11/2025

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Specialist Children's Services run weekly advice lines for parents / carers or anyone working with children and young people.

Inverclyde Area Weekly Advice Lines:

Physiotherapy
Monday 10am-12pm 01475 505198
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-physiotherapy/ 'sPhysiotherapyAdviceLine

Speech and Language Therapy
Wednesday 12:30pm-4pm 01475 506150
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-speech-and-language-therapy/

Occupational Therapy
Thursday 9:30am-12noon 0141 314 4624
www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/healthcare-professionals/paediatric-occupational-therapy/ 'sOccupationalTherapyAdviceLine

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

22/10/2025

Today is International Stammering Awareness Day.

For more information have a look at KIDS resources for parents https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/life-skills/listening-understanding-talking-and-interacting/

Or visit:
Action for Stammering Children https://actionforstammeringchildren.org
Stamma https://stamma.org

22/10/2025

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Specialist Children's Services are recruiting for the role of Paediatric Occupational Therapist based at New Gorbals Health & Care Centre.

Full details in the advert. Closing date 02/11/25

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million an...

22/10/2025

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Specialist Children's Services are recruiting for the role of Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Occupational Therapy based at New Gorbals Health & Care Centre.

Full details in the advert. Closing date 02/11/25.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million an...

20/10/2025

This week is Spina Bifida Awareness Week. For more information visit:

Shine www.shinecharity.org.uk/sbaw

NHS Inform www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/brain-nerves-and-spinal-cord/spina-bifida

Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland https://www.sbhscotland.org.uk

08/10/2025

This week is Dyspraxia Awareness Week. For more information have a look at the following resources:

A Guide to Developmental Coordination Disorder https://sway.cloud.microsoft/AKHvuCvNmE7GGXJK

Movement Matters - committed to making DCD research accessible https://movementmattersuk.org

Developmental Coordination Disorder by CanChild https://canchild.ca/diagnoses/developmental-coordination-disorder

Dyspraxia support videos - Watch Me Do It Project https://watchmedoit.mmu.ac.uk

06/10/2025

Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day.

For more information visit https://worldcpday.org

CanChild have an infographic poster Cerebral Palsy: My Favourite Words. This is also available in other languages https://canchild.ca/resources/280-world-cp-day-posters