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Understandably, families want what is best for children and young people, and young people want to get the best support, but are CAMHS the right support for them?
The key message from me is that we need to support families, parents and households to make the very best of their lives and have the best chances in life, instead of always just providing a sticking plaster for a month or a year.
School leaders want to make sure that they are serving their young people as best they can, so they are constantly adapting and looking for new ways to serve them and ensure that they are giving young people the best chance of leaving with the best achievements or attainment t...
The politicians are hog-tied nowadays; they keep trotting out the phrase “the best available science”. Now, that could be zero science, or it could be 100 per cent science, but somewhere in between is the best available science.
That does not help us to be agile, given the size of our boards, and it does not allow us to spend that money to best effect in a way that is best for our patients and local communities.