Organisations that promote the health and wellbeing of children, including the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) and the Council for Disabled Children, have come together to exert pressure on the government to improve health services for children and young people, particularly those with complex needs.
In a joint statement, the group has urged Lords to ensure the bill makes clear that the NHS Commissioning Board takes a lead role in championing the specific needs of children and young people.
The health reforms propose that the Health Secretary publishes and puts before parliament a "mandate" at the start of every financial year, specifying what the NHS Commissioning Board should seek to achieve during the year. In its statement the group of charities calls for this mandate to include child health as a priority.
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