Health

The involvement in service users in decision making about healthcare has been a key theme across recent legislation and policy. Young people have a right to be involved in all decisions that affect them, and the right of young people to individual and collective participation is emphasised in a number of key documents.

Tools

Healthy Democracy (2006)
This book is a collaboration between Involve and the NHS Centre for Involvement containing new thinking and analysis from leading thinkers on patient and public involvement in health. It is aimed at a wide audience, including those who are new to the field of health involvement.

Hear by right and Health: how to improve children and young people’s participation in your hospital,
The Hear by Right and Health briefing shows how the Hear by Right standards framework works in a health setting to map evidence of current participation of young service users and to develop arrangements for improvement

Lightfoot and Sloper (2002) Having a say in health: guidelines for involving young patients in health service development
Draws together advice for NHS staff from young patients and staff with experience of Health service development projects

PALS online: PALS - Getting it right for children and young people
This report summarises the findings of recent consultations about PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service) and young people carried out by the National Children's Bureau (NCB).

Putting participation into practice
An overview of participation practice from social care, child mental health, education, youth services and services for children with disabilities. Case studies illustrate ways of involving children and young people in service development and in individual decision making.

You’re welcome quality criteria. Making health service young people friendly
Department of Health (2007). Sets out principles that will help health services become young people friendly.

Policy: participation and health

This page has some polciy links to participation and health.

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Related events & training

Involving Disabled Children in Planning and Reviews, Lonodon

October 5th, 2010 09:30am

This event is not organised by Participation Works. Details of how to register are below.

Our voices, our health: Young people in public health research

October 27th, 2010 09:30am

This event is not organised by Participation Works.

Involving Disabled Children in Planning and Reviews, Nottingham

January 13th, 2011 09:30am

This event is not organised by Participation Works. Information on how to register can be found below. Contact training@ncb.org.uk for more informatio…

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Related Resources

How to involve 'hard to reach' children and young people

This how to guide aims to provide an understanding of why some children and young people might not make use of the education, services, organisations…

Your rights to be heard when you are in contact with health services

This guide helps children and young people know their rights to be heard and taken seriously if they are in contact with a doctor or other health prof…

Your rights to be heard when you are in contact with children’s services

This guide helps children and young and people know their rights and be taken seriously if a family court is making decisions about them.

How to involve children and young people with communication impairments in decision-making

This How To guide provides information and ideas about how you can enable children and young.

Mystery Shopper (case study)

Mystery Shopper - gave young people the chance to go undercover to assess sexual health services, and to then train up other young mystery shoppers on…

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