Developing the priorities for Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Outcomes Christine Lenehan Co Chair Children and Young Peoples Health Outcomes Forum
Overlapping strategies for improvement – Everyone Counts – Planning for Patients 2014/15-2018/19 – Government’s response to the Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Report – Revised NHS Constitution – increased focus on integration – Updated Mandate includes the Better Health Outcomes for Children and Young People pledge, again a focus on integration – Healthy Child Programme – Healthy Child Programme – Care Bill – Revised NHS and Public Health Outcomes Framework – COBIC or other outcomes based commissioning approaches – Children a current policy priority
Children and Young People’s Outcomes Children and young people’s health outcomes are not as good as they should be… We know this because of: – The Kennedy Review: Getting it right for Children and Young People – Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Forum Report Report – Better Health Outcomes for Children and Young People: A system wide response – Chief Medical Officer's annual report 2012: Our Children Deserve Better: Prevention Pays – Winterbourne View Inquiry Report
Investment in children’s health US Data but position similar in UK
Childhood deaths: Trends in Western Europe, 0-14 year olds 250 5 excess child deaths daily Austria compared to Sweden Finland 200 ity rate 0-14 years per 100,000 France Germany 150 Greece Italy 100 Standardised mortlaity Netherlands Portugal 50 Spain Sweden 0 United Kingdom
Children & Young People’s Health Outcomes Strategy Why the need? If UK healthcare was equivalent to best in Europe • 5 children /day would survive • 1600+ / year would not die • >100,000 life years saved each year Most of which would be as productive adults
Children & Young People’s Health Outcomes Report – Key Principles • The voice of children and young people • Healthcare provision through a child friendly lens, • The need to adopt a life-course approach, • The need to adopt a life-course approach, • Building resilience and self-esteem in children and young people • Integrated care • Create confidence in the system
Where do we fit ? • We are an independent body providing expert advice and constructive challenge into the system • We are focused on achieving the best health • We are focused on achieving the best health outcomes • The co chairs are honorary members of the Children and Young Peoples Board • There are 4 meetings a year including an annual summit
Where are we now? • Annual Report of Forum due out in the next few week • Provides an update of activity in children’s health across the system health across the system • Poses challenges to the system , structural and cultural • Outlines the Forums workplan for the next year
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