CYP Now - Analysis: Health report verdict: can do better

The latest progress report on the government's 10-year plan for improving children's health was generally positive about the progress the NHS has made towards its goals. But as Helen Gilbert finds, a number of concerns about progress remain.

Three years on from the launch of the government's 10-year vision for children's health services, steady progress is being made according to a Department of Health review published last week (CYP Now, 14-20 November).

The National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services (NSF) sets out standards on children's health that the NHS should be working towards. The review by Sheila Shribman, the national clinical director for the children, young people and maternity services, found particular progress had been made in mental health services and care for newborns.

But the Children's Health, Our Future review also warns that children's health services are "still seen as a low priority in some quarters" and concluded that more work needs to be done.

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