RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Engaging children and parents in service design and delivery
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 1158
OP 1162
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2013-304869
VO 99
IS 12
A1 A R Bedford Russell
A1 M Passant
A1 H Kitt
YR 2014
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/99/12/1158.abstract
AB The involvement of all user groups, including children, young people (CYP) and their parents, encourages people to take responsibility for healthier lifestyle behaviours, improves treatment compliance and leads to more appropriate use of healthcare resources. Initiatives to engage CYP in the UK are gathering momentum, but significant improvements are still needed. There is a national drive from the department of health (DH) and NHS England, strategic clinical networks, operational delivery networks (including newborn networks), charities, parent groups and a number of other bodies to embed CYP involvement in service design and delivery. User engagement and patient choice, is underpinned by the NHS outcomes framework, and a myriad of other DH and NHS England policies and practice frameworks. It is now everybody's business.