Safe delivery of care – Child and adolescent mental health services national overview report: March 2026
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Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)
Inspection reports
Summary
The national overview report has been published following a programme of joint unannounced visits and inspections to all four of Scotland’s Tier 4 children and young people’s inpatient mental health units.
Tier 4 services are highly specialised inpatient settings for children and young people who require assessment and treatment for complex mental health needs.
Over the course of 2025, we jointly visited and inspected:
- Melville Unit, NHS Lothian
- National Child Psychiatry Inpatient Unit (Ward 4), NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- Skye House, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- Dudhope Unit, NHS Tayside
The overview report highlights:
- areas of good practice
- areas for improvement