Local health strategies 'fail to focus on children's needs'

Neil Puffett
Monday, May 15, 2017

Local plans to ensure health services are built around the needs of people living in the area are routinely failing to focus on provision for children and young people, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has warned.

Neena Modi, president of the RCPCH, says a lack of focus on the health and wellbeing needs of children and young people is "short-sighted". Picture: RCPCH
Neena Modi, president of the RCPCH, says a lack of focus on the health and wellbeing needs of children and young people is "short-sighted". Picture: RCPCH

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