Emma Sparrow
Children and Young People’s
Engagement Manager
Recipes for Engagement
June 2017
Children and young people: our experience
Close your eyes. Think of your biggest secret….
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UNCRC – Key Articles
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Voice of Children and Young People
Don’t forget…. It all starts with Rights
https://youtu.be/E3303esR3Js
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Keeping Children and Young People
At the Centre of the RCPCH
Strategic Aims:
• Children’s rights are understood, protected and promoted
• Infants, children and young people are actively educating,
collaborating, engaging and changing the shape of child
health and healthcare for young patients
RCPCH Key Performance Indicators (to be achieved by 2018)
1. Children and young people are involved in informing,
influencing and representing College priorities
2. All papers produced for EC and Council include
consideration of infant’s, children’s and young people’s
wishes and needs and the impact of College activity upon
their health, care and experience
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The RCPCH approach to engagement
Effective engagement needs…
• Access to those in power
• Access to information
• Genuine choice / distinctive options
• Support and skill development
• Avenues for complaint
• Roles within governance
• To be an integral part of the organisation
Inform
Consult
Represent
Involve
Hodgson -Participation of Children & Young
People in social work, Taylor - Involving users in
the running of voluntary organisations
Voice Diversity = UNIVERSAL
TARGETED
SPECIALIST
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Our model for 2017
&Us educators: developing and delivering education and
training to clinicians
&Us challenges: ad-hoc projects and challenges to improve
voice in health
&Us innovators: creating innovative approaches to
engagement, voice and influence through 3 local pilot areas
&Us roadshows: to capture voice through consultation
workshops across the UK
&Us academy: our offer to CYPF with training, mentoring,
support and nationally recognised awards & accreditations
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The Law
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Children
Scotland - Children and Young People (Scotland) 2014 (UNCRC obligations, GIRFEC)
NI - The Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order’ (2003) to
safeguard and promote the rights and best interests of children and young people in
Northern Ireland / Health and Social Services (Reform) Northern Ireland Act 2009 includes
PPI
Wales - Rights of children and young persons measure (Wales) 2011 (rights to action) / Social
services and well being ( Wales) Act 2014 (voice in decisions)
England – NHS Act 2006 section 242b – duty to involve (updated to include CCG, NHS
England in 2012) / Health and Social are Act 2012 (Healthwatch), Children and Families Act
2014 (EHCP) and more!
Go to http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/information-healthcare-settings for a legislation briefing
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Message from children and young people
https://youtu.be/jkKSPt4CnhQ
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Our first year as a team 2016
FACT: 920 CYPF
engaged with in 2016
FACT: 107 requests for CYPF voice,
involvement or attendance in 2016
FACT: 49 roadshow
sessions in 2016
FACT: new assessment
scenario concept by deaf
young people for consultant
assessments
FACT: 500+ CYPF have voiced
views on LTC or developing
communications supporting the
Facing the Future programme
www.rcpch.ac.uk/superhero
Key themes through participatory
consultation in 2016
Communication
Mental Health
Poverty
PSHE
Local knowledge and signposting
Technology
“Treat all of me, not just what
hurts”
“my body, my voice, my choice”
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How to …. supported by &Us members
Free to download at
www.rcpch.ac.uk/and-us-resources
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From Roadshows starting in Jan 16 to Conference May 17…
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Find out more …
FREE resources to download and practical tools at www.rcpch.ac.uk/andus-participation
• Legislation briefing
• Engagement activities
• Case study examples
• Top tips for healthcare professionals
• Voice and Choice action pack to start engagement locally
• Video clips on messages from CYP and Rights… and more!
Contact us!
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Email:
Telephone:
@RCPCH_and_us
/RCPCHandUs
rcpch_and_us
www.rcpch.ac.uk/and_us
[email protected]
020 7092 6076/6079
www.voices.rcpch.ac.uk to join the Engagement Collaborative!
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