Tweets: Child Health Commissioner Sally Amor
10-14 Feb
Monday 10the February
Hi I’m Sally Amor, Child Health Commissioner working in the Public Health Team, Assynt House. @HYouthVoice
You will see there is never a dull moment in my working week@HYouthVoice
Start the week with prep for meetings.
I work with lots of people from many organisationsto improve services for children & young people (c+yp)
It’s really important that we provide good care for c+yp with mental health needs who need to be in hospital@HYouthVoice
Highland Youth Voice say this is a concern for members when unwell. @HYouthVoice
Young people want the right care as close to home as possible and if they need to be away they want home as soon as possible @HYouthVoice
Really encouraging to see Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service & Adult Mental Health Service working on solutions in both HHSCP & A+B
Need to balance age appropriate safe space and expertise
Great that the Dundee team are also involved – this investment is really making a difference
Planning liaison meeting with HC Children Services.
Awaiting inspection report final prep HC Members Seminar performance measures & update from recent Early Years Collaborative event @EYCollaborative
VC is helping local assessment for the Paediatric Unscheduled Care Project @HYouthVoice
They are testing out new approach to emergency care for children & young people, the challenges and opportunities to learn.@HYouthVoice
Just finalising the Assurance Report for Children’s Services delivered by Highland Council on our behalf.
Another step in the integration journey of change & innovation
Tuesday
Meeting HC Children’s Service dietician. @HYouthVoice
We are developing driver diagrams for healthy weight -NHSH children & young people have high levels of obesity need to understand whyact (is there a link here to a website for info?)
Colleagues very knowledgeable with insight into issue creativity to support breast feeding to getting active and cooking
Checkout Facebook page for NHSH infant feeding advice
Dundee In patient new build very exciting development to provide more beds& earlier return home with local support for our yp with mental health needs @HYouthVoice
Wednesday
Meeting review Health Protection On Call out of hours required for Specialist Public Health Registration
Never know what the phone will bring or response required
Evaluation of Highland Practice Model meeting with Scottish Government colleagues
Leading the way for Child Plan Assessment and meeting needs early in timely and appropriate way and informing SG legislation!!
Must work on needs assessment for Vulnerable Groups to inform joint commissioning.@HYouthVoice
Outcomes for Looked After Children need to be better ensuring timely assessment of health needs@HYouthVoice
Check slides for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Serviceinput Members seminar tomorrow.
Lots happening across mental health continuum promotion prevention and care expectations are high@HYouthVoice
Great CAMHS waiting times are reducing on HEAT target - well done to all in HHSCP A+B CHP & HC @HYouthVoice
Interesting discussion on commissioning for outcomes both for services & c+yp in Highland with SG as part of Practice Model Evaluation
Clear that more mental health support required for LAC need to look at training in residential care foster carers adoptive parents @HYouthVoice
Good to see how well Primary Mental Healthcare Workers are really getting involved in Early Years Collaborative work. @EYCollaborative
This work supports new mums & infant mental health - small tests of change will grow @EYCollaborative
Thursday 13
Time to focus on the needs assessment required to support joint commissioning
Need to finalise performance measures for HC, HHSCP and A+B CHP scrutiny across system
That’s Highland Council, Highland Health & Social Care Partnership & Argyll & Bute Community Health Partnership!
Paper to finish on long term ventilation services for children & young people needing support with breathing at home and school
Confident competent staff key to working with parents
For Highland’s Children 4 - Members seminar lots of interesting questions and scrutiny of service. @HYouthVoice
Good recognition of importance of mental health and well being underpinning positive life
On call tonight – need computer at home and on call folders and memory stick @HYouthVoice
Friday 14
Meeting service planning colleagues
Need to develop systems to support clinical decision making for specialist assessments anywhere from Edin to Great Ormond Street Hospital
HYV members say they want to know the roles of staff in local health services & feedback on experience of care they receive @HYouthVoice
Their views are an important part of service improvement feedback @HYouthVoice
Developing notice boards with role descriptions & contacts for each school group –how is this progressing Ainya Youth Convenor?@HYouthVoice
Also development of feedback forms.
Young people’s experience of service to be developed/used in localities small test of change how is this progressing Ainya @HYouthVoice?
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