NHS Education for Scotlands Young Peoples

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NHS Education for Scotlands Young Peoples
Public Partnership Forum (PPF)
NHS Scotland Event 25th June 2008
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Who We Are

• We originated as a result of all health boards
  being expected to have a PPF
• We were formed as a group in November 2006 with
  11 members then aged between 13 and 18. First
  formal meeting February 2007
• We come from across Scotland and from a variety
  of different backgrounds

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Our Workplan

• Ensure that there is consistent interaction with
  young people to improve NHS Scotland through
  education.

• Bring together existing groups of young people
  to get feedback on various aspects of the health
  service.

• Look at what is already in the NHS for Young
  People and what needs to be done on particular
  issues to inform education.

• To promote awareness of the Young Peoples PPF
  throughout Scotland

• To evaluate the NES Young Peoples PPF.

• To identify needs and undertake training to
  do the job

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Working on Education

• The PPF is involved in the NES Emergency Care
  Project
• We met with the Clinical Education Lead regarding
  the project
• Group members have taken part in mock patient
  days for teaching purposes and have been involved
  in assessing Health Care staff in practical
  sessions
• Advising Napier University on the Curriculum
  Development for Children's Nursing
• The group has contributed to NES Knowledge
  Strategy Framework

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Priority Areas

• Sexual Health Links with Health Scotland
  Programme Manager for Sexual Health and Wellbeing
• Mental Health Link with the Learning and
  Development Group for CAHMS
• Communication - Event Oct 07

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Making Links

• We have formed a link with the Health committee
  of the Scottish Youth Parliament and SMYP
• We have a strong working relationship with the
  YPHAG
• Since our event last year, we have had a
  continued link with Health Scotland
• Links with other health boards the Tayside
  Strategic Child Health Group

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Additional Achievements Impact

• Staff who work with CYP, are chosen by CYP which
  means a better working relationship and
  increased understanding.
• We were able to gain more information and
  feedback while introducing ourselves as the first
  of our kind
• Furthering connections and making more groups
  aware of who we are and what we want and can do.
  (Invitation to become involved in curriculum
  development care from this event.)

• Members of the group have sat on recruitment
  panels for NES staff
• We organised and successfully held our first
  National Event in October 2007
• We have chaired and presented at a National
  Childrens Nursing conference, April 2008

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Plans For The Future

• Choose specific areas within our priorities to
  focus on
• Help with the setting up of other PPFs for Young
  People across Scotland
• Work closely with the YPHAG
• Gain more feedback from children and young people
  through surveys at schools and on the web (in
  collaboration with Health Scotland e.g. re Sexual
  Health)
• Use our findings to approach health organisations
  with ideas and suggestions for improvement
• Setting up and managing our own website

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Thank you for listening

• Questions taken at the end
• (so, start thinking!)?

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