The way your medical records are kept and who has access to them will be changed over the next year. At the moment most people have a paper record but eventually everyone will have a computer record called an ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORD (EHR).

An independent group are doing a consultation called the 'Bercow Review of Speech, Language and Communication Needs'. It aims to find out what support young people need to make sure they're understood, by asking for information from anyone who has experience or knows what  help is needed. 

So if you or anyone you know has problems talking, understanding people or getting people to undertand them, you can get in touch with them. 

The Communities secretary Hazel Blears has written a plan to try and help local communities get 'empowered'. Its called 'An Action Plan For Community Empowerment: building on success', and the idea is to make local decisions by involving local people so that new ideas work better. One important bit of the plan talks about making some money available to be spent through 'participatory budgeting' - which means getting local people (including young people) involved in directing how money is spent. You can have your say on their online forum.

The Communities secretary Hazel Blears has written a plan to try and  help local communities get 'empowered'. Its called 'An Action Plan For Community Empowerment: building on success', and the idea is to make local decisions by involving local people so that new ideas work better. One important bit of the plan talks about making some money available to be spent through 'participatory budgeting'- which means getting local people (including young people) involved in  directing how money is spent. You can have your say on their online forum.

Staying Safe was a major consultation which provided the opportunity for the government to consult with parents, children, young people, our partners and the children's workforce on children's safety.

The Staying Safe aims are to:
Raise awareness of the importance of safeguarding children and young people

Promote better understanding of safeguarding issues, encouraging a change in behaviour towards children and young people, and their safety and welfare