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Involving children and young people in decision making

Learn how Healthwatch Hillingdon, an independent local health and social care watchdog, involves children and young people in decision making. Discover their projects, outcomes, and ways funders can support and involve young people.

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Involving children and young people in decision making

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  1. Involving children and young people in decision making Turkay Mahmoud, Interim CEO, Healthwatch Hillingdon

  2. Who we are • Independent, local health and social care watchdog • One of 152 local Healthwatch organisations • Led nationally by Healthwatch England • Working to ensure consumer views are represented

  3. What we do • Information, advice and signposting service • Gather experiences and views to guide our work • Work strategically with health and social care partners • Have statutory powers and can influence service delivery and design

  4. Children and young people • All age service but… • …generally not accessed by children and young people • Feedback from parents and carers led to CYP wellbeing project

  5. CYP Mental Health and Wellbeing Project • Worked with Voluntary Sector Partners • Face to face interviews • Focus groups • Surveys

  6. CYP Mental Health and Wellbeing Project • Multi-stakeholder CYP Mental Health and Wellbeing group formed by commissioners • Joint Social Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Strategy 2015-2018 started • Children’s Mental Health Needs Assessment commissioned • Interim funding to reduce Tier 3 waiting list • Funding for LD CAMHS, Out-of-Hours CAMHS intervention at A+E and Perinatal services

  7. Next steps • Employed CYP Community Engagement Officer • Developed youth engagement programmes • Bid for funding to support programmes • Consulted with young people about CAMHS for CQC

  8. School programmes • Pilot was a success • Secured more funding • Now running programme in four further schools • Also running Peer Support Training Programme in five schools

  9. Measuring our success

  10. Measuring our success

  11. School programmes – Involvement Outcomes • Student participants presented to key stakeholders • Young person spoke at LSCB • Participant schools implementing support based on student recommendations

  12. Young Healthwatch Hillingdon • Youth volunteering programme • To date – 28 trained young volunteers • February to December 2018 – 700+ volunteering hours • Engagement, awareness raising and strategic involvement

  13. Measuring our success • 100% of respondents agreed that they have gained knowledge e.g. of the health sector. • 100% of respondents agreed that they have gained skills including time management, organisation, public speaking and people skills. • 100% of respondents agreed that they have gained confidence in public speaking, interacting with others and leadership.

  14. Measuring our success • Feedback from young people YHwH have interacted with – • “I have struggled with eating disorders and you doing this is amazing. I just want to say thank you.” Young person • Feedback from partner organisations - • “Your scheme and approach is a flagship model for getting young people involved in their local health services so long may it continue.” Hillingdon Hospital rep • Success of NHS Takeover Challenge bid based on YHwH work

  15. Young Healthwatch Hillingdon - Outcomes • PLACE Assessments and hospital ‘Wayfinding’ inspection • Gathering young people’s views leading to action • Hillingdon CYP Mental Health & Wellbeing Local Transformation Plan • Brook Wellbeing Workshops

  16. Building on our success • Further PLACE Assessments • Transitions project (NHS Takeover Challenge Bid) • Early intervention wellbeing project (NHS Takeover Challenge Bid) • School Nursing Service engagement

  17. How can funders provide support to organisations? • Encourage applicants to evidence CYP influence in bids and provide guidance How can funders involve CYP? • Engage CYP to establish funding streams • Involve CYP on funding allocation panels e.g. NHS Takeover Challenge

  18. Questions?

  19. Contact • Kim Markham-Jones • CYP Community Engagement Officer • kim@healthwatchhillingdon.org.uk • healthwatchhillingdon.org.uk

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