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Many children are waiting too long for outpatient consultations with specialist teams. Historically, many appointments have been for conditions that are self-limiting or do not require specialist input. Outpatient care is at a turning point in terms of how technology can be used to enhance communication between primary and secondary care clinicians as well as families.

Advice for parents/carers

Advice for professionals -fits, faints and funny turns paediatric pathway

Gateshead CAMHS Children and Young People’s Service

'Speak Out Together' videos that have been written by and performed by young people from across the NENC region. Streetwise worked with young people to create this series of short films to help promote awareness around onlookers safely intervening in situations where someone is the target of hate crime type behaviour. The films introduce 5 helpful, safe approached to being an 'Active Bystander' – Direct, Distract, Delegate, Document & Delay.

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