Children and young people

Children and young people are one of the most vulnerable groups in our society, and their health care is a matter of key concern. This spotlight collects together the work we have done on the subject.

Spotlight

Published: 21/12/2017

Invest early: how to improve the health of young adults with epilepsy 05/07/2019 • Dougal Hargreaves | Colin Dunkley

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Can variation help to explain the rise in emergency admissions for children aged under five up to 2018/19? 22/01/2021 • Eilís Keeble | Dr Elizabeth Fisher

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International comparisons of health and wellbeing in adolescence and early adulthood 20/02/2019 • Dr Rakhee Shah | Dr Ann Hagell | Dr Ronny Cheung

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International comparisons of health and wellbeing in early childhood 15/03/2018 • Dr Ronny Cheung

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Admissions of inequality: emergency hospital use for children and young people 24/12/2017 • Lucia Kossarova | Dr Ronny Cheung | Dougal Hargreaves | Eilís Keeble

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Vaccination coverage for children and mothers 31/03/2022

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Sound the alarm: we must improve our young people’s health services 20/02/2019 • Nigel Edwards | Emma Rigby | Professor Russell Viner

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Children and young people 14/05/2019

Indicator update • QualityWatch

In our latest update we've looked at trends in the quality of care for children and young people.

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Using DALYs to understand young people’s health 21/02/2019

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UK young people let down on long-term illness, new international report finds 20/02/2019

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Young people in the UK are making healthier life choices for themselves than before, but are more likely to die from asthma or have a poor q...

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Minds matter: time to take action on children and young people’s mental health 11/09/2018 • Dougal Hargreaves

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Striking increase in mental health conditions in children and young people 11/09/2018

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Academics at University College London, Imperial College London, University of Exeter and the Nuffield Trust have found that the proportion...

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Are the government’s targets for reducing stillbirths and neonatal deaths achievable? 06/11/2018 • Jessica Morris | Dougal Hargreaves

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Understanding the health of babies and expectant mothers 06/11/2018

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Lagging behind: why we must do better on child health 15/03/2018 • Nigel Edwards | Professor Russell Viner

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The first 1,000 days of life 10/10/2018

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Root causes: Quality and inequality in dental health 02/11/2017 • John Appleby | Leonora Merry | Robert Reed

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UK lagging behind peers on child health, new research reveals 15/03/2018

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The first ever international analysis looking at UK child health measures over time shows that the UK is now stalling in several key areas l...

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What can I do about child health? A paediatrician’s view from the front line 16/07/2018 • Dr Lizzie Wortley

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Childhood obesity: a bolder new plan but still lacking in ambition 26/07/2018 • Dr Rakhee Shah

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The future of child health services: new models of care 08/02/2016 • Lucia Kossarova | Delan Devakumar | Nigel Edwards

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This report highlights what the problems are in current health care services for children and young people, and investigates how emerging ne...

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Focus on: Emergency hospital care for children and young people 24/04/2017 • Eilís Keeble | Lucia Kossarova

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It’s broken, and it needs fixing: new models of care for children 12/02/2016 • Lucia Kossarova

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