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�� &Us is the voice of children, young people, parents and carers, created to actively seek and share their views to influence and shape policy and practice.

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�� &Us is the voice of children, young people and families. If you are a child or young person, or a family member, subscribe to our regular email to hear about news, events and how to get involved!

Children and young people's voice

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Top tips for paediatricians and healthcare workers - �� &Us

What makes the best doctor or healthcare worker? In 2016-17 over 400 children, young people and family members from across the UK commented on what qualities and behaviours they like to see in their healthcare professional.

Children and young people's voice

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Engaging children and young people

Patient experience

Service design

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Emoji card game

This game enables a young person to pick the cards that best represent how they are feeling, prompt them to discuss the topic and find out more information.

Community child health

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

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Looked after children

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Chatterbox game on five ways of healthy wellbeing

Based on the classic children's game, this game provides ‘Facts vs Myths’ surrounding the subject of mental health, which can enable a teacher/healthcare professional to facilitate a discussion regarding this issue.

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

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Wellbeing for children and young people

Safeguarding

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Doctor's pocketbook for talking to young patients about mental health

Developed by our summer intern Papia (age 17) in 2016, this tool shows young people's expectations for consultations with their doctors.

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

Wellbeing for children and young people

Quality improvement

Team profile

Children & Young People Engagement team

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Involving children and young people in specialised commissioning

This guidance offers advice and tips, much of which comes directly from children and young people that use the services, about how they would like to be involved in specialised commissioning procedures.

Health policy

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

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Quality improvement

Service design

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Case studies for children and young people's engagement

Are you a paediatrician in the community, an acute setting or a specialist service? Are you a nurse, allied healthcare professional in a local surgery, hospital, community setting or working one-to-one with children and young people and want to know more about engagement, participation or involving ...

Children and young people's voice

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Engaging children and young people

Quality improvement

Service design

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Engagement legislation briefing - �� &Us

This resource provides you with the key pieces of legislation that support active involvement of children and young people in health decisions and service design.

Health policy

Governance and regulation

Engaging children and young people

Children and young people's voice

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