📣 Young People Leading Change in Health and Social Care 📍 Central Bedfordshire 🙌 Participation, Co-Production and Impactful Youth-Led Projects 📧 @annabailie
Central Bedfordshire
Joined March 2017
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📢 Co-Designing a Focus Group with Young Healthwatch and Uni of Herts! 📢
🔬 Research Opportunity for Young People (14-18 yrs)!
Are you interested in sharing your thoughts on how culture and ethnicity impact neurodiversity and mental health? DM us now! 📩
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Today, we approved plans to open a new specialist primary school for children with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, marking a major step forward in our commitment to inclusive education. centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/n…
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We took the mic to #YouthFest to ask:
✨ What’s one thing you wish you’d known about sex and relationships growing up?
Thank you to everyone who shared, these are the convos young people need to hear 💙
#Luton #YouthFest2025 #SexEd #HealthyRelationships #YouthSupport #LSH
🎉 What a Fantastic Oral Health Session! 🦷✨
A huge thank you to our amazing Young Healthwatch volunteers for joining our Gen-Beds-Oralhealth session! 💙 Your enthusiasm and commitment to promoting good oral health in the community is truly inspiring. 🪥
#GenBedsOralHealth
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🚨 Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed too late—let’s change that! 🚨
💚 Early detection saves lives. Know the symptoms, spread awareness, and help #CloseTheGap!
🎗️ Your voice can make a difference! Tag a friend to raise awareness and share this post. Let’s break the silence.
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📢 Have Your Say on Mental Health & Neurodiversity! 🧠✨
Are you a professional, parent/carer, or young person with experience in mental health & SEND services? Your insights are invaluable in shaping better support for children & young people!
📝 Complete our survey today!
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🔗Link to Young Person's Survey (chance to win £50):
smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Mental_H…
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🚀 Youth-Led Research & Mental Health Education in BLMK! 🧠💬
We're empowering young people to explore mental health & neurodiversity through interviews, surveys & workshops—by young people, for young people. Their voices, their experiences, their future!
📍Central Bedfordshire
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#Throwback to an epic night with our amazing Young Healthwatch volunteers! 🎉🎯
As a big thank you for their hard work, we took the team out for Laser Quest in Milton Keynes 🔫 followed by a well-earned meal at Nando’s 🍗🔥
Huge shoutout to our young volunteers—you’re the best!
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#ThrowbackTuesday to our visit to Sue Ryder St John’s Hospice! 🏥💙
On 30th July 2024, YHW volunteers explored the Hospice, spoke with staff & patients, and shared young people’s perspectives on care. Grateful for the warm welcome & inspiring work they do! 🌿✨
#YoungVoices
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Young Healthwatch we were joined by Jodie, Lauren and Katherine from Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust @ccs_nhst
We discussed ways of engaging young people in the ELSA Study, which screens children for type 1 diabetes in our area @elsadiabetes @NIHRresearch
Information on the Study:
Children aged 3-13 can have a simple finger-stick blood test to determine their risk of developing type 1 diabetes in the future.
Currently open to families living in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Young Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire retweeted
It’s the start of September, and the new school year has begun ⏰ Let’s make sure the kids have a successful return! ✨📖 This #WakeUpWednesday, we’re letting you know how to support children as they go back to school after the holidays.
Download here >> bit.ly/3MvP8rd
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Today @RCPCHtweets publish our blueprint for transforming child health services in England. #RCPCHBlueprint makes the case for change for child health services.
@RCPCH_and_Us volunteers highlighted that change must be supported by two fundamental principles from the UNCRC.
