Robin House


Service overview

Service type: Hospice

Registration status: Registered

Based in Balloch, Robin House is an independent hospice.  

Further information about the hospice and the services it provides can be found by contacting the service.

Information about the conditions of registration and inspection reports is below. 

Non-urgent advice: Service details

Main point of contact: Yvonne Rapson
Robin House
Boturich Road
Balloch
G83 8LX

Non-urgent advice: Service provider

The service provider is the Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS), a charitable organisation with headquarters in Edinburgh
Children’s Hospices Across Scotland
Canal Court
42 Craiglockhart Avenue
Edinburgh
EH14 1LT

Conditions of registration

  1. This service will operate as a voluntary hospice providing specialist palliative care to children and young adults up to the age of 22 years.
  2. To provide a maximum of 9 in-patient places.
  3. A registered medical officer with specialist palliative care and paediatric experience to be on call over 24 hours.
  4. A registered sick children’s nurse must be on duty at all times.
  5. To provide 24 hour nursing care.
  6. The service shall ensure that staff possessing the appropriate skills, training and experience are provided in sufficient numbers to ensure the safety and welfare of all service users.

Inspection reports


Report published: 08 January 2025
Inspection date: 29/30 October 2024
Inspection type: Unannounced


Previous inspection reports


  • Robin House – independent healthcare inspection report: November 2021
  • Robin House Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report: August 2019
  • Robin House Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report: June 2017
  • Robin House – independent healthcare inspection report: September 2016
  • Robin House – independent healthcare inspection report: January 2015
  • Robin House Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report: April 2013

If you would like a copy of a previous inspection report, please email his.ihcregulation@nhs.scot