RCPCH

Responding to today’s proposals by the Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Forum, Dr Hilary Cass, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said:

'The very fact that a group of experts have come together to focus solely on how the NHS can be improved for children marks a significant step in putting children and young people at the heart of the NHS. We fully support the Forum’s proposals.

RCPCH President Dr Hilary Cass joins TV chef Jamie Oliver and Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, Professor Terence Stephenson in supporting a call for celebrities to stop endorsing junk food.

President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Dr Hilary Cass, said:

Young patients told health experts that communication between young people and health professionals needs to improve in order to enhance the quality of care patients receive when they move from children’s care into adolescent care.

The group of 16 to 25 year olds who have kidney, muscle or joint conditions or have been diagnosed with cancer, said their experience in hospital could have been better if:

Youth Advisory Panel Member, Thines Ganeshamoorthy writes the 'My Life' feature for the latest edition of Children and Young People Now magazine.

'My Life', Thines Ganeshamoorthy, 18, from London:

I’m really keen to make sure healthcare for young people is the best it can be so I’ve recently joined the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s Youth Advisory Panel to make sure my voice is heard.