Child Health
NCB policy priority for 2010/11
The coalition government has plans for
wide-ranging reforms to the commissioning and delivery of health
services in England outlined in the NHS and Public Health White
Papers. NCB will seek to work with central and local government,
health services and practitioners, the voluntary and community
sector and business to ensure that:
- The reformed NHS and the new public health
service – Public Health England – deliver for children and young
people, and in particular those with complex needs.
- The full range of services that work with
children and young people act in partnership to promote children’s
physical, emotional and mental health and well-being.
- Children and young people have a voice within
the NHS and Public Health England, including influence over the
development of health services, health research and decisions about
their own care.
- The influence of the environment, sustainable
development and climate change on children and young people’s
health and well-being is recognised in the development and
implementation of health policy and initiatives, and opportunities
to join up sustainable and healthy lifestyle approaches are
maximised.
- Voluntary and community sector organisations
that effectively promote the health and well-being of children are
able to thrive within the reformed NHS and public health
service.
- The reformed public health system draws upon
evidence of what works in promoting better health outcomes,
utilising a range of sources, including the national and local
voluntary and community sector organisations.
Detailed briefing on
Child Health.