It follows a major shake-up of the emergency sector, in the country'sfirst attempt to ensure it provides a child-friendly service.
Children and young people make up almost a third of patients to accidentand emergency departments and calls to out-of-hours GP services inScotland.
Yet many emergency care sites lack staff qualified in the care ofchildren and young people or child-centred environments.
Under the three-year plan, NHS boards must assess all emergency carestaff to ensure they have the correct clinical skills to work withchildren, including pain relief and basic life support and resuscitationskills, from next year. Staff will be skilled up to different levels tohelp spread expertise.
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