- 28Nov
Mapping the influences on young people’s mental health
The Health Foundation recently convened a series of workshops using a complex adaptive systems approach to explore influences on young people’s mental health. In this article, they spoke to Yannis Munro, Mental Health Advisor at The Prince’s Trust, who was involved in this work, about how the process is helping to map the web of connected issues which…
- 30Aug
New relationships and health education in schools
Draft guidance to make sure education prepares young people for life in the modern world. All schools will teach children about good physical and mental health, how to stay safe on and offline, and the importance of healthy relationships under bold new plans published by Education Secretary Damian Hinds. Under the proposals, all pupils will…
- 20Jun
Involving children, young people, parents and carers in planning to meet children’s wellbeing needs – Resource launch
A new resource co-produced by the Getting to Know Getting it Right for Every Child Team has been launched. The Getting to Know Getting it Right for Every Child Team are pleased to announce the launch of their new resource, ‘Involving children, young people, parents and carers in planning to meet children’s wellbeing needs’. The…
- 8Jun
Using Social Media to Target Cancer Prevention in Young Adults
A viewpoint article published by JMIR: Focusing on primary cancer prevention can reduce its incidence. Changing health behaviors is critical to cancer prevention. Modifiable cancer risk factors include lifestyle behaviors related to vaccination, physical activity, weight control and maintenance, alcohol consumption, and tobacco use. These health habits are often formed in young adulthood, a life stage which…
- 5Dec
Improving health care for children and young people; what should we focus on?
This blog published by the Picker Institute, by Kath Evans, Experience of Care Lead for Maternity, Infants, Children and Young People at NHS England, and PIF Advisory Group member, reflects on the findings from the 2016 Children and Young Person’s Survey, and calls on some of the leading voices in the UK’s children’s health care sector…
- 5Dec
Child patients have their say on hospital care
The largest survey of the quality of care for under-16s has been published in the Care Quality Commission’s Children and Young People’s Inpatient and Day Case Survey 2016. More than 34,000 patients and their parents and carers took part in the age-banded research. Overall, experiences were mostly positive – 81% of parents/carers rated care at 8…
- 5Dec
Knowledge is power: health information and psychology working together
This blog was written by PIF member Annelise Levy and first published on The British Psychological Society website. Anneliese Levy is a Freelance Health Information Writer and Researcher, with an MSc in Health Psychology. Crohn’s and Colitis UK have produced a series of films for young people that highlight the challenges younger people with IBD…
- 23Nov
Healthy Child Record Standard
An innovative new information standard for child health will help everyone involved in caring for children share information using standardised paperless digital records. The Professional Records Standards Body (PRSB) standards for child health records support the Healthy Child Programme and its prevention agenda, by improving health and wellbeing and empowering parents in their children’s care…
- 23Nov
Online mental health resources co-designed for parents by parents
MindEd for Families is an innovative online resource providing information and advice to parents and carers with concerns about a child’s mental health and wellbeing. It was developed following engagement with more than 120 parents who have experience of child and teenage mental health problems and it is free. It covers 35 themes including everyday…
- 1Nov
Sick children like my daughter don’t get enough information – so I made an app
This article, in the Guardian, describes how PIF member Dom Raban, developed an app following his 13-year old daughter’s diagnosis with a rare bone cancer called Ewing’s sarcoma. The app aims to reduce stress and anxiety by introducing children to hospital environments, staff and processes in a playful and informative way, using 3D augmented-reality models,…