Quality criteria for young people friendly health services

The Department of Health ‘Quality criteria for young people friendly health services’, which is referred to as ‘You’re Welcome’, sets out principles to help commissioners a nd service providers to improve the suitability of NHS and non-NHS health services for young people. Download You're welcome - Quality criteria for young people friendly health services (PDF, 241K)Self-review tool for quality criteria for young people friendly health services (2011 edition)This work has local area support. In England, 81% of commissioners have recommended that local services implement the guidelines. As part of this local leadership, 64% are involving young people in rating and evaluating experiences of health services. The guidelines can reinforce young people’s social responsibility as life-long users of the NHS and encourage them to share in the decisions made about their health. Adolescence is a time when autonomy increases and patterns of health-related behaviour that impact on long-term health begin to set. Using the World Health Organization (WHO) definition, England has 6.5 million young people in this cohort. The quality criteria help local areas to maximise the opportunity of this unique life-stage by: - involving young people in service improvement - enhancing patient experience - increasing young people’s opportunity to share in decisions about their healt

The Long Road to Uluru and Beyond

This paper explores the significance of the Uluru Statement from The Heart and its place in the post settlement Indigenous journey. It is also relevant to the nation’s journey towards reconciliation. The initial rejection of the Uluru Statement by the Government was a blow to indigenous Australians, and an examination of the reasons for opposing a constitutional enshrined Voice to Parliament is needed. It is argued that the Voice to Parliament is of value both symbolically and practically. Understanding the reasons why some sections of the Australian community find any constitutional recognition proposition difficult is a key to successfully achieving such recognition