Improving Children and Young
People’s Health Outcomes
- A System Wide Response
Flora Goldhill
Director for Children, Families & Maternity and Health Inequalities,
Department of Health
Our System Wide Pledge
We are committed to improving the health
outcomes of our children and young people
so that they become amongst the best in the
world
We all have a part to play in promoting the
independence of the health of our children
and young people
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The health outcomes that
matter most
Actions taken
Work underway
New outcomes indicators
Data – 5 year age bands
Developing new outcome
measures
Commitments made
Surveys
Disaggregating data by inequalities & equalities
PHE Atlas of Variation for Children and Young People
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Leadership, accountability
& assurance
Clear and accountable system
leadership
Children and Young People’s
Health Outcomes Forum &
Board
CQC thematic reviews
Accountability for safeguarding
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At the heart of what
happens
Listening to the voice of children and young people to improve
health outcomes
NHS Constitution – accessible
and relevant
Healthwatch
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Acting early and intervening
at the right time
Providing the best start in life
Reducing health inequalities
Improving health across the life
course
Improving outcomes for
vulnerable children
(including looked after
children and young people)
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Integration and partnership
New health system – duties to
support integration of care
Sharing information
Partnership board on children
and young people’s health
Joint working
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Safe and sustainable
services
Strategic clinical networks,
local networks & partnerships
Service reconfiguration
to meet the needs
of children and young people
Reporting and reducing
drug errors
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Workforce, education
and training
Safe & sustainable workforce for children & young people
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Health Education England
Lead LETB for children and young people
Centre for Workforce Intelligence – future work
General practice workforce
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Named medical & nursing lead
Common competency framework
Adequate training
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Knowledge and evidence
Electronic health records
Health intelligence network
for children and young people
New national maternity,
child and CAMHS dataset
Quality standards
for children and young people
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Incentives for driving
service improvement
National tariff:
DH, NHS CB and Monitor working closely to manage transition
Strategic work on pricing
NHS CB and Monitor
CQC’s use of data
to target regulatory activity
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Working with the voluntary
sector
• What are the opportunities?
• What are the priorities?
• How best to engage the voluntary sector?
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