Everyone should be heard…making Excess Weight Clinics work for Children, Young People and Families
For the last two years AYPH has worked with the NHS Complications from Excess Weight (CEW) clinics focusing on understanding the perspectives of young people and their families. We are delighted to share a rich set of feedback from over 60 young people and more than...
Engaging young people in NHS service delivery and development
Everyone is agreed that young people need to be involved at all levels of our healthcare system, from shaping the care they are receiving at the front line right up to co-designing and inputting to strategic change. However, our understanding of what is actually...
Type 1, not typecast
In 2023 Andrew took part in our engagement project ‘Understanding the experiences of young people with type 1 diabetes from communities that experience marginalisation’. As someone living with Type 1 diabetes and a neurodiverse condition we are delighted to share his...
Climate change and young people’s health
Throughout 2022 we supported our Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) to conduct a youth-led inquiry into how climate change is affecting young people’s health. The panel wanted to understand how the environment and climate change are impacting on young people’s health now, in...