Information to support commissioners to deliver new models of care to improve asthma care for children and young people in London Ideally future delivery will be through a more place-based approach. This would bring together potential stakeholders to work for the benefit of the child or young person and their family. Get the London asthma […]
Children’s asthma services need to be commissioned in a seamless integrated fashion across the entire pathway from prevention and self-management to in hospital and out of hospital care. This section provides information, advice and resources to support those commissioning children’s asthma services. Commissioners use commissioning for quality and innovation payments (CQUINS) to reward excellence for […]
Sample business cases to help commissioners develop integrated asthma care Robust evidence is required to develop a business case for any new service. Development of integrated asthma services are key for children’s services in general. The programme team have developed a Case for Change Better care across the system for children and young people with […]
Commissioners should review available allergy services and ensure adequate provision, promote optimal recognition and early treatment of both asthma and allergies and ensure education around behavioral change and self-management which includes asthma triggers such as smoking. Please follow this link to NHS England to find a variety of helpful resources for smoking cessation available for […]
A network is a forum which brings together a community of health and social care professionals, commissioners, patients and parents/carers to work in partnership with the shared goal of improving care for children and young people with asthma A network is a forum which brings together a community of health and social care professionals, commissioners, […]
Findings from stage 1 of the Great Weight Debate in early 2016. Stage 1 aimed to gauge public perceptions of childhood obesity in London and identify some initial ideas for change from Londoners. These reports include recommendations from Londoners on how to galvanise the public to support change. Downloads
This document provides formal standards for paediatric assessment units in London. The standards have been developed by our Children and Young People’s Paediatric Assessment Unit Task and Finish Group. They have been created in order to reflect the urban requirements of the capital in providing effective care for children and young people in London. This […]
These standards have been developed by tour Children and Young People’s Critical Care Pathway Group. It supplements the revised Paediatric Intensive Care Society (PICS) Standards (2010). It provides formal standards for Paediatric Critical Care Level 1 and 2 specifically within a district general hospital (DGH) environment and once implemented, will address the inequalities across London in service provision. This […]
These standards bring together a number of children’s standards into one document. In the first instance, it was developed by the London Children and Young People’s Strategic Clinical Network. This document is aimed at commissioners and providers of acute care services for children and young people. It has brought together information and standards of care into one place to […]
General practice in London is under significant pressure as are Accident and emergency departments. Good integrated care is vital for managing long term conditions well. Evidence from Finland suggests a simple integrated approach decreases asthma mortality and emergency bed days resulting in improved quality at decreased cost. Pacesetter programme The PACE SETTER Award UK is a new […]