Useful contacts
RCPCH contact
Bharti Mepani
Children and Young People's Participation and Advocacy Manager

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
5-11 Theobalds Road London
WC1X 8SH
Phone: +44 (0) 207 092 6076
Email: Bharti.Mepani@rcpch.ac.uk
External contacts
Young People's Health Special Interest Group
The YPHSIG aims to raise the profile of young people's health and promote the development of high-quality health services for young people in the UK. YPHSIG are an association of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and membership is open to paediatricians and other healthcare professionals working with young people.
The Association of Young People's Health (AYPH)
AYPH is a progressivly new charity and membership forum, creating a focus for everyone in the field of young people's health across the UK. Along with its members, AYPH aims to promote and support the health and wellbeing of young people.
Action for Sick Children (Scotland)
Action for Sick Children (Scotland) is the only charity in Scotland dedicated to informing, promoting and campaigning on behalf of the needs of all sick children and young people within the Scottish healthcare system.
Action for Sick Children Scotland website

UK Childrens' Commissioners
Northern Ireland's Commisoner for Children and Young People
Children's Commissioner for Wales
Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People
Children's Commissioner for England
Children in Wales
Children in Wales is the national umbrella children's organisation in Wales, bringing organisations and individuals together to:
- Make the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child a reality in Wales
- Fight for sustainable quality services and fair shares for all children and young people
- Ensure special attention and treatment for children in need
- Give children and young people a voice
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