My Health, My Say

Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB (Integrated Care Board) commissioned Action for Children to find out how children, young people, and their families engage in conversations about their wellbeing and health needs.

We knew there were systems in place that already did this, but we wanted to see how they could be made more collaborative, inter-related, and accessible.

We spoke to over 1,000 children, young people, and their families from Herefordshire and Worcestershire and you can find out what they told us by clicking on the links below.

• Find out how people share their views
  We wanted to hear about the ways that children and young people aged 0 – 18 (25 with SEND) and their families share their views with us about health and wellbeing services in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
• Understand their lived experiences
  We wanted to know what went well and what could have been even better about their involvement in health and wellbeing services.
• Learn how people communicate with decision makers
  How would children, young people, and their families like to interact with decision makers and commissioners, and communicate what's important to them?
• Explore what good participation looks like
  How would children, young people and their families like to interact with decision makers and commissioners, and communicate what's important to them?

• Work collaboratively with those already listening to children, young people, and their families. Through this, we could find out what mechanisms exist that engage them in conversations about their health and wellbeing, and provide opportunities to give feedback to decision makers.
• Engage with children, young people, and their families using a range of mediums that ensured inclusivity.
• Ask children, young people, and their families about their health needs and what it was they wanted to tell others about those needs.
• Identify children, young people, and their families who did not currently have access to the services and provide the mechanism for hearing what they had to say.