Tell the NHS about your experiences of health care
6 January 2010
NHS review wants to hear from
children, parents and carers
In October 2009, the Chief Executive of the
NHS, David Nicholson, asked Sir Ian Kennedy to look at NHS services
for children. Sir Ian is looking at recent initiatives to improve
children’s health services, and, what needs be done for lasting
improvements in quality and outcomes for these.
Sir Ian wants to hear from children, young
people and their parents or carers about their experiences of the
NHS. He wants to find out about what is working well and where
improvements need to be made.
Below are a series of questions aimed at
either children and young people or parents and carers. If you
would like to share your experiences please respond to these
questions and send your responses through to childrensservicesreview@dh.gsi.gov.uk
before February 19th. Sir Ian may like to use your
comments in his report, however if you would prefer your comments
not to be made public please state this in your response.
Children and Young People
Sir Ian would like children and young people
to send him their answers to the following questions:
- Tell us about your experiences of health services. What was
good or bad about your experiences, and why?
- How would you change services to make them better?
Parents and Carers
Sir Ian wants to hear from parents and carers
on these questions:
- Tell us about your experiences (good and bad) of using health
services with your child.
- How easy is it to find and access the right services for your
child? How could this be improved?
- In your experience, how well do the different organisations
contributing to your child's care (for example hospital staff, GPs
or social services) work together to meet your child's needs?
- What are your experiences of moving between services, for
example the transition from child to adult services, or when moving
from one area to another?
- How well do services consider your child's wider needs? Are
they able to look beyond the service they provide to consider the
'whole child'?
- What changes would most improve your child's experience of
health services?
