NATIONAL SERVICE FRAMEWORK FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND MATERNITY SERVICES MEL THWAITES CHILD HEALTH STRATEGY MANAGER

NSF AIMS To ensure services are child focused and holistic Improves services for children and families Tackles inequalities in health outcome Enhances partnership working

PART 1 Promoting health and well-being, identifying needs and intervening early Supporting parents and carers Child, young person and family centred services Growing up into adulthood Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

PART 2 Children and young people who are ill Children and young people in hospital (launched April 2003) Disabled children and young people and those with complex needs Mental health and psychological well being of children and young people Medicines management for children

PART 3 Maternity Services Women have easy access to supportive, high quality maternity services, designed around their individual needs and those of their babies.

KEY THEMES Health promotion and preventing ill health Intervening early Access Supporting parents Coordinated partnership working

Safe guarding the welfare of children Importance of play and social inclusion Transition planning Expansion of community services Local children’s clinic networks Multi-agency planning and commissioning

IMPLEMENTATION Inspection joint and separate Development of locally agreed target / priorities Joint strategic planning and commissioning Development of local children’s clinic networks

CONCLUSION