Health Services: Children and Young People

(asked on 28th January 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to ensure that every Sustainability and Transformation Partnership and Integrated Care System plan has a dedicated lead for children and young people at an executive or board level as recommended by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in their State of Child Health report published on 23 January 2019.


Answered by
Stephen Hammond Portrait
Stephen Hammond
This question was answered on 31st January 2019

NHS England worked closely with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health during the development of the NHS Long Term Plan and will continue to work closely with the College on implementation. The NHS Long Term Plan sets out the ambition for local areas to design and implement models of care that are age appropriate, closer to home and bring together physical and mental health services. Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships will now produce local plans for how they will meet the commitments of the Plan.

It is for health and care leaders and clinicians to decide how best to meet their plan objectives for their local populations. We would expect children and young people’s interests to be appropriately considered at both Sustainability and Transformation Partnership and Integrated Care System level.

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