Resources That Will Help You Develop the Quality of Your Services and Practice

GP Champions for Youth Health: Commissioning effective primary care services for young people
March 2015 | Young people's health | Commissioning
This briefing is aimed at policymakers, commissioners and funders with an interest in health and health-related services for young people up to 25 years. Its purpose is to support improvements in young people’s access to Primary Care services through improving collaboration and integrated working between GPs and voluntary youth sector organisations, particularly Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Services.

GP Champions for Youth Health: Toolkit for General Practice
March 2015 | Young people's health | Practice
GP Champions for Youth Health was a three‐year project, funded by the Department of Health and Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Its aim was to transform the delivery of health services for young people by creating innovative new links between GPs and the voluntary sector.

The Profile of Young People using the Right 2B Safe project
March 2015 | Counselling | Safeguarding | Research
The Right 2B Safe project highlighted the role of Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Services (YIACS) in safeguarding young people, potentially complementing the work of the overstretched statutory services.
This report sets out data from the local pilot sites.