Young people's views on improving the NHS

As part of its 70th birthday celebrations, the NHS in England is setting out a long term plan for its future. Improving health services for children and young people is an important part of this. What could be improved?

What do you think should be done to make the NHS better for young people?

There's just seven quick questions here that shouldn't take more than a couple of minutes to complete. The survey is anonymous, and will be used by the Young People's Health Partnership (a group of charities) to help the NHS improve its services for young people.

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* 1. What is the most urgent thing that the NHS needs to improve for children and young people? Please mark these options from most important (1) to least important (6)

Improve how easy it is to see a doctor when you need to

Give more help to young people moving from children's services to adult services at 18

Increase mental health services for children and young people

Do more to help problems early on, when they first start

Train NHS staff in understanding young people's lives

Have more teenage wards and special teenage clinics

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* 2. How can the NHS help more with promoting the development of good health in the first place? Tick all that apply

Encourage regular checks even if nothing is wrong

Link up more with schools

Improve information on-line for children and young people

Have more leaflets on how to look after your health

Have special 'health promotion' clinics for young people

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Who else do you go to for health issues APART from the NHS? Not including your GP or the hospital for example. Tick as many as apply.

Charities

People in the family

On-line resources, websites, chat rooms, apps etc

Staff at school, college or uni

Chemists

Youth workers

Friends

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What's the one thing you wish doctors knew about young people that they don't?

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* 5. How do you hope the NHS for young people will change in the next 10 years?

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* 6. Could you just tell us your age group?

Under 10 years

10-14 years

15-19 years

20-24 years

Over 24

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* 7. And your gender?

Female

Male

Other

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THANK YOU SO MUCH! Your answers really matter. We'll use them to inform people plannning how the NHS should improve. If you have any questions about this survey, contact the Young People's Health Partnership on info@youngpeopleshealth.org.uk or visit http://www.youngpeopleshealth.org.uk/yphp