Reducing healthcare inequalities for children and young people

Reducing healthcare inequalities for children and young people

NHS England have released a new version of their ‘Core20PLUS5’ approach for reducing health inequalities. But this time, it is focused on children and young people. In this blog post, AYPH’s Rachael McKeown reflects on the progress made so far, what more can be done...
Improving access to secondary care for young people

Improving access to secondary care for young people

Are there problems for young people accessing secondary care if they are close to the age cut-offs for different services? Lizzie Wortley shares AYPH’s new report on the issue. Sometimes we are so used to the status quo that we can all miss the obvious.  In Spring...
The latest on adolescent health from Europe

The latest on adolescent health from Europe

Earlier this month Rachael McKeown, AYPH Policy Fellow, attended the International Association for Adolescent Health (IAAH) conference in Athens. In this blog post, she summarises the main topics and themes from the event, which highlights the importance of learning...
How is climate change impacting young people’s health in the UK?

How is climate change impacting young people’s health in the UK?

Our youth-led inquiry will look into the effects of climate change on young people’s health. This is the result of nearly two years of work! Since recruiting a group of amazing young people for our Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) back in summer 2020, we have been working...