Children and young people's voice

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The Epilepsy12 Youth Advocates have been awarded the Richard Driscoll Memorial Award 2022

17 November 2022

On 17 November 2022, the Epilepsy12 Youth Advocates were announced as the winners for the Richard Driscoll Memorial Award for outstanding patient involvement in clinical audit at the annual Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) AGM.

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Milestones magazine for members – winter 2022

16 November 2022

Our winter edition has been published to coincide with World Children’s Day (20 November) with children and young people at its centre. Fantastic contributions from young people are at the forefront of this special RCPCH &Us edition.

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Asthma &Me Ambassadors

This is a group of asthma experienced or interested children, young people and families who volunteer together to improve care for asthma patients and their families. Here they introduce their award-winning project and what they've been doing this year!

Respiratory medicine

Asthma

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

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Launching our child health inequalities work - President's blog

26 September 2022

Camilla writes her blog from the Labour Party Conference, reflecting on changes to government personnel. She showcases our new Health Inequalities Toolkit and encourages members to sign our open letter to political leaders to take action.

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Everyone deserves the world - a letter from children on health inequalities

Everyone is entitled to being healthy, happy and well, to be loved, not be hungry and be looked after.

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

RCPCH &Us

Health inequalities

Poverty

News

Martin House Research Centre (MHRC) Team win the RCPCH-NIHR Pier Prize 2022

26 June 2022

This team has demonstrated a commitment to working in such a way that all their research is informed by children and young people, their families and those who support them. They really lead the way in supporting innovative methods of recruitment and delivering studies.

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Youth Social Action - for schools and youth groups

We're supporting children and young people to stay healthy, happy and well to create a healthy future. Our activities pack and how-to guides help young people think critically about health information, research conditions in their local area and work together to improve outcomes for others.

Adolescent health

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

RCPCH &Us

Public health

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Children and young people's engagement in your Integrated Care System (ICS)

This three part resource is for healthcare professionals. It aims to guide and empower you to support meaningful engagement of children and young people within the Integrated Care System, or ICS.

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

RCPCH &Us

Integrated care

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NI Executive Children and Young People’s Strategy 3 Year Delivery Plan - consultation response

In 2021 the Department of Education published the overarching 10 Year Children and Young People’s Strategy (2020 – 2030) on behalf of the NI Executive. Subsequently, in 2022, the Executive produced an initial draft three Year Delivery Plan (2021-24) and published for public consultation.

Health policy

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

Wellbeing for children and young people

Quality improvement

Society

Poverty

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You are the medicine that this planet needs - a letter to RCPCH &Us young volunteers

13 May 2022

Dr Guddi Singh, a paediatric doctor in London and public health campaigner, organised an event at last year's RCPCH Conference, 'Child Health on Trial', featuring young people from RCPCH &Us. Did they know the real impact they'd made? Guddi wrote them a letter earlier this year.