Child Health Forum 2022

• One on one networking opportunities and live delegate meet ups
• Replay functions so you never miss a session
• Live chat, questioning and polling tools
• Real time resources and presentations
• A next generation conference engagement platform

Before proceedings get underway, this short explainer session will explore how you can get the most out of our new next generation Conference platform.

Our IG Team will run through how to make virtual connections, creating networking meet ups, accessing content on demand and how to use our new Q&A, chat functions and virtual polling tools.

• Outlining the Best Start for Life report’s vision for supporting children during the 1001 critical days
• Highlighting the six areas for action to improve health outcomes, including the role of Family Hubs, the Start for Life workforce, and how to continually improve the Start for Life Offer
• Sharing the impact that improvements in these areas has on health outcomes through case study examples

• Providing an update on the 2020 State of Child Health in the UK report, including how practices adapted to service pressures during the Covid-19 pandemic
• Examining the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the 3 key priorities of the State of Child Health report: reducing child health inequalities, prioritising public health and early interventions, and strengthening cross-sector services
• Highlighting the actions required to improve child health outcomes in the UK, and key learnings from the Covid-19 pandemic

• Examining the scale of child vulnerability, and it’s impact on health outcomes
• Sharing national and local-level barriers to effective early intervention and integration of services
• Highlighting the role of co-production and partnership working, including Family Hubs, in effective service delivery to support children and young people

Victoria’s Voice youth forum is a group of young people aged 11-18 years old who work alongside staff at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals to improve their services and the way they deliver care to children and young people. They lead on projects including staff training, recruitment, creating resources and health campaigns, and are involved in decision-making at the Trust. This session will provide key insights into:

• What was the thinking behind the creation of the forum and what work was required to set-up the forum
• How the forum facilitates the consideration of the perspectives of children, young people, and their families
• What best practice development of truly child-centred service design looks like
• How the forum is used to inform future child-centred service design and delivery

• Examining the impact of the pandemic on children’s mental health and wellbeing, and the delivery of services to support children
• Sharing best practice for effective mental health support for children and young people
• Highlighting the role of Family Hubs as a single point of access to services, and the impact this has on health and wellbeing outcomes for children

• One on one networking opportunities and live delegate meet ups
• Replay functions so you never miss a session
• Live chat, questioning and polling tools
• Real time resources and presentations
• A next generation conference engagement platform

Before proceedings get underway, this short explainer session will explore how you can get the most out of our new next generation Conference platform.

Our IG Team will run through how to make virtual connections, creating networking meet ups, accessing content on demand and how to use our new Q&A, chat functions and virtual polling tools.

• Discussing the impact that a joined-up Start for Life offer has on health outcomes
• Examining the workforce requirements for meeting the evolving needs of families and providing effective Start for Life services
• Highlighting the importance of using data and evidence to continually improving the Start for Life policies and practices

• Examining the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on child health, as outlined in the EIF’s recent Growing Up in the Covid-19 Pandemic report
• Sharing best practice early interventions for improving health outcomes for children
• Sharing how to support children whose health has been adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic

• Examining the causes of the widening gap in health outcomes between children from wealthy and deprived backgrounds
• Highlighting the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on child health inequalities
• Discussing best practice for addressing inequalities in health outcomes for children and young people

• Providing an overview of the the research and best practice guidelines related to mental health and social needs of young people who identify at trans
• Sharing how to support mental health practitioners to enhance their knowledge of he unique needs of these young people
• Signposting resources for carers, education providers, policymakers, and mental health practitioners

Between January and May 2021, we recruited and trained a group of young volunteers aged 16-23 to become Young Listeners. They designed and delivered a peer-to-peer engagement project to explore the issues that are important to young people. In June and July 2021, they met and ‘listened’ to 70 young people from across Dorset and recorded their health and care experiences and feedback. This session will discuss:

• How the project was established, and the process of training the Young Listeners
• The feedback received from the project, and key learnings from surveying young people
• How the feedback is being used to influence service improvements