Building for the future – palliative care
Building palliative care for the future Palliative care for children and families plays a vital role in supporting those with life-limiting conditions. But services – delivered by hospitals, hospices and community services – are under strain. The Children’s Hospital Alliance has highlighted the importance of palliative care and what’s needed for the future as part […]
Shaping the future – our submission to parliament
The first 1000 days The Children’s Hospital Alliance (CHA has submitted evidence to the Health Select Committee’s inquiry into a child’s first 1000 days (from conception to aged two), which outlined the need to prioritise early years investment by returning to the Sure Start Local Programme model.; In a comprehensive submission, the CHA has emphasised […]
King’s Fund publishes ten actions for the Government on child health
The King’s Fund has published ten actions for the Government to take to improve the health of children and young people. Please see these below. The Department of Health and Social Care should: Allocate a greater and more equitable share of health service funding to children in the multi-year Comprehensive Spending Review, ensuring that ICSs increase […]
CHA report into Youth voices and the ten-year plan published
We are delighted to share the Children’s Hospital Alliance (CHA) report, prepared for our 2025 Annual Conference ‘Innovating to Reform Paediatric Care’. We held our conference in the same financial year as a new Government was voted in on an election manifesto that included a promise to raise ‘the healthiest generation of children ever’. This […]
National Children’s Bureau response to NHS England being abolished
The Children’s Hospital Alliance welcomes the below response from the National Children’s Bureau to the news that NHS England is to be abolished. NCB statement on the abolition of NHS England We recognise the Prime Minister’s desire to reduce duplication and increase the responsiveness of the NHS. Nevertheless, it is critical we do not lose […]