NHS Confederation - 29 May 2023
Health leaders warn that children and young people are being put at risk as vital community services struggle to keep pace with demand.
- Children at risk of poorer outcomes if development windows are missed
- Not enough joined-up support for prevention and early intervention
- A need for more co-ordinated action across government and commissioning for children and young people's services.
The health and well-being of children and young people is being put at risk as vital community services struggle to keep pace with demand, health leaders have warned.
With some children and young people facing long waits for essential speech and language therapy, autism diagnoses and community paediatric services, community service leaders are calling urgently for more co-ordinated investment in early intervention and support to grow workforce capacity to address waiting times.
Health leaders we surveyed warn that the pressure on these services, made worse by the disruption of the pandemic, is extraordinary.
Further information - Children waiting for community health services risk being 'overshadowed' as health leaders call for cross-government action
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