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...
What young people think about the development of Integrated Care Systems
In 2018, NHS England announced the formation of 40+ Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) across the country, to improve joined up care across health, education, and social care in local areas. All ICSs must provide for children and young people as part of the population...
Developing a young people’s toolkit on Health Inequalities: a young person’s perspective.
Last week saw the launch of A Fair and Equal Opportunity to Enjoy Good Health: A Young People’s Toolkit. The Association for Young People’s Health led the co-production of the toolkit with young people and researchers, funded by the NIHR School for Public Health...
Young people’s views on digital ways of accessing primary care
Interest is growing in on-line methods for making contact with the GP. It’s critical we understand how this works specifically for young people. AYPH’s Jeremy Sachs shares the main findings from our recent work for NHS England and NHS Improvement on young people’s...