Upholding rights to health, reducing risk to health, and improving health outcomes in collaboration : a 'Health Safety Check' service for infants, children, and young people in a health board area in Scotland

Care-experienced infants, children and young people often experience adversity, which contributes to poorer health outcomes at a population level. While research frequently focuses on an increased prevalence of clinical disorders, corporate parents have a statutory and moral responsibility to uphold children’s right to health and to reduce avoidable inequalities. Poor health is not an inevitable consequence of being care experienced; with the right collaborative systems, communication and advoca