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<p>We have pledged to improve health outcomes for children and young people, and there
is a wide range of activity to improve the responsiveness of the National Health Service.
NHS England advises this includes the establishment of a United Kingdom based proton
beam therapy service, improvements in access to psychological therapies for children
and young people and a redesign of genetic testing services that will build upon the
100,000 genome project and enable faster access to test results.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>We have invested £3 million in MindEd, which provides clear guidance on children
and young people's mental health, so that people working with children can recognise
when a child needs help and make sure they get it at an early stage.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>We have also given £2 million for the development by the Royal College
of Paediatrics and Child Health of Paediatric Care online, a resource for the clinical
workforce across the full range of children’s health issues, which promises to have
a far-reaching impact on ensuring the effectiveness and consistency of paediatric
care. This will be launched later in 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following
an in-depth look at mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people,
the Government has set out a blue-print for improving care over the next five years.
The Government report of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Well-Being
Taskforce’s findings<em>, Future in mind</em>, published on 17 March 2015, sets out
a clear national ambition in the form of key aspirations that the Government would
wish to see by 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the Autumn Statement
2014, it was announced the Government will invest £150 million over the next five
years in England to improve services for children and young people with mental health
problems. We will place particular emphasis on eating disorders. We will make sure
that children and young people with an eating disorder get specialist help when they
need it and in the community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Deputy Prime Minister
announced on 14 March that £1.25 billion additional funding would be available over
the next five years to fund improved access for children and young people with mental
health problems - at least 100,000 more children and young people will receive treatment
by 2020 and the funding will pay for the introduction of new access and waiting time
standards.</p><p> </p>
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