The findings from NHS Providers’ survey highlighted that “children and young people risk becoming a forgotten generation”, as 90% of trusts say children’s health and wellbeing is not high enough a national priority.
There is a widening health inequalities gap, according to the report, with increased waiting times for essential services including health visiting, speech and language therapy and hearing tests.
Some 97% of respondents to the survey said the level of demand their trust is facing for children and young people’s services had increased compared to pre-pandemic levels, with one trust reporting that waiting times for children's autism assessments had increased from around 14 months pre-pandemic to 38 months now.
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