Month: March 2023

Commissioner’s concerns about children’s mental health

A report by the Children’s Commissioner Rachel de Souza on children’s mental health services has found an “alarming” postcode lottery when it comes to accessing children’s mental health services. The report follows the Commissioner’s The Big Ask, which surveyed children across England about their mental health. The report states one in five children said they were unhappy with their mental health and Ms De Souze said she is particularly worried about older teenage girls as two in five of 16 to 17 year old girls said they were unhappy with their mental health.

Children’s mental health services 2021-2022 | Children’s Commissioner for England (childrenscommissioner.gov.uk)

The state of NHS estates

NHS efforts to deliver national priorities including elective recovery and improvements in productivity are being put at risk because of a damaging lack of investment in buildings and facilities, a report by NHS Providers has found. It argues major capital investment is crucial to enabling trusts to improve productivity, operational performance and patient care across all sectors. The report can be found here.

No more sticking plasters: repairing and transforming the NHS estate (nhsproviders.org)