Summary
Through speaking with Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) Members, child health workers and reviewing existing resources, it was identified that there was a lack of practical 'how to' materials to support professionals in delivering face to face sessions with children, young people and families.
The impact was two-fold. Some professionals felt they didn’t have the confidence or skills to involve children, young people or families and ensure they had a voice. In addition, young patients and their families were not consistently involved in providing feedback on services, in identifying gaps, reviewing service deliverables and being involved collaboratively with professionals to develop and test solutions.
Ultimately it provides a missed opportunity to provide a service-user centred service that meets their needs as well as the potential for reducing long term disengagement with treatment plans. This would inevitably impact on patient safety.
By having a service that actively listens and involves the service users strategically, is fit for purpose, meets the needs of the patient, family and professional and has shared ownership in developing the best service possible, services can become more effective and efficient.
Content
Resources include:
- recipes for engagement
- how to write an engagement plan
- engagement legislation briefing.
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