Children and young people are set to play a more active role in deciding which mental health outcomes are most important to them. The move comes as NHS England today announces seven sites across the country chosen to develop Patient Centred Outcome Measures (PCOMs) for children and young people with a range of health conditions. […]

NHS England is working with the Department of Health to showcase some of our health visiting development work and the difference improved services are making to new parents and children. Health visitors play a crucial role in ensuring children have the best possible start in life and provide a vital link between individual and community […]

A new resource with tools for commissioning effective mental health services for children and young people has been published. NHS England has published the new model specification for Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) targeted and specialist services (tiers 2 and 3) which treat patients with a range of emotional and behavioural difficulties such […]

Eight pilot schemes set to lead the way in innovating change to services for children and young people with mental health issues have scooped a share of a £500k fund. Pilots in NEW Devon, Derbyshire, Newcastle, Tameside and Glossop, Norfolk, Southampton, Wolverhampton and South Sefton have all been awarded up to £75k to develop their plans. […]

Statement by the Department of Health and NHS England Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is child abuse and the Department of Health and NHS England are committed to caring for FGM survivors, protecting our girls from FGM, and preventing future generations from having to undergo FGM. On 22 July 2014, the UK hosted the first Girl […]

The review into children’s heart surgery at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust concluded today (28 October) with the publication of the final two reports, undertaken by an independent investigation agency Verita. NHS England’s deputy medical director, Dr Mike Bewick, paid tribute to all those who have contributed to the process, which was begun following the voluntary, […]

NHS England is taking urgent action to improve access to specialised inpatient mental health services for children and young people after publishing a “frank and honest” report on current provision. For England as a whole, the report says “it is impossible to conclude definitively whether the current level of bed provision is sufficient to meet […]

NHS England has published the terms of reference for the independent review into children’s cardiac services in Bristol.  The review will be led by Eleanor Grey QC, an independent barrister and former Counsel to the Bristol Royal Infirmary public inquiry, and Sir Ian Kennedy, the former chairman of the Bristol public inquiry, who will act […]

NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have launched a series of short films to promote the benefits of the Child Protection – Information Sharing project (CP-IS). The CP-IS will help the NHS give a higher level of protection to children who present in unscheduled care settings by enabling local authorities […]

NHS England will today (13 March 2014) publish a report into the children’s heart services provided at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Leeds review investigated issues raised about the safety and quality of care at the trust. A significant amount of work has been undertaken to establish an accurate picture of the services provided, […]