| Every week we circulate a round-up of information we have been asked to distribute to our members, along with any other items of interest to share with you.
Contact us via the email address below if you have any items to request for inclusion, using the subject line ‘Child Health Tuesday’.
Email us: nencicb.northernchildnetwork@nhs.net Find us on LinkedIn and Bluesky
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The 2025-26 Chris Drinkwater Creative Health in Primary Schools Awards – APPLY NOW The awards are back, celebrating the incredible collaboration between education and the arts to support children’s wellbeing in primary schools across the North East and North Cumbria. If your school or organisation has been championing creativity to make a positive impact on young lives, this is your chance to shine! Who can apply?
Applications are open now until Monday 2nd March 2026. Winners will be announced at a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday 26th March 2026. Find out more and see the winners from previous years – visit the Healthier Together website.
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Know Our Impact youth fund opportunity
Our Know Our Impact (KOI) Youth Board are proud to launch Fund Your Future – An Inclusive Fund for Young People by Young People.
Their fund is a fantastic opportunity that gives young people the chance to apply for a small grant of up to £500 to create or adapt inclusive health and wellbeing opportunities that help:
Who Can Apply? (Criteria)
Link to apply by Friday 30th January: Fund Your Future – An Inclusive Youth Fund by Young People for Young People – Fill out form
Link to join the ICB Child Health and Wellbeing Youth Voice Network: Youth Voice Network Sign Up for the North East And North Cumbria
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Join our Youth Voice Network
Our Youth Voice Network brings together over 50+ organisations, including youth groups, advisory boards, education, VCSE groups and participation forums from across the North East & North Cumbria. The Network aims to work with organisations to support them to amplify young people’s voices in shaping health and wellbeing for children & young people across our region.
By joining the network, your organisation will:
Amplify Youth Voice: By joining, you help ensure young people’s voices and perspectives are heard and central to service design and improvement within the health and wellbeing sector. Collaborate Across the System: Connect with colleagues and multiple youth engagement groups to network, share learning, best practice, resources and ideas. Access Free Resources & Updates: Receive newsletters and invitations to learning and development webinars and “Huddles” that share opportunities and showcase best practice and innovative approaches. Influence Change: Have a voice and be part of strategic and operational health and wellbeing system discussions. Create Opportunities for Young People: Enable staff, volunteers and young people to join a wider engagement network and participate in meaningful decision-making on health and wellbeing concerns that matter to them. Access to research and Insight: Access to relevant data, insight and learning that will support your organisation with funding and collaborative opportunities.
For any queries please email nencicb.northernchildnetwork@nhs.net
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Rise pre and postnatal activities survey
At Rise we are consulting with pregnant women and mums of children under 18 months and professionals who work with them too.
We are researching activity opportunities (such as buggy walks, fitness classes etc.) and are looking for the opinions of professionals and mums to find out what this looks like locally so we can look at how we can support positive change. You can support this project in two ways:
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Palliative and end of life care survey
The ICB are carrying out important work to better understand how people feel about palliative and end of life care across the North East and North Cumbria. Talking about death is not always easy, but listening to what matters to our communities will help us shape more compassionate, equitable and person-centred care for the future.
We would be very grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete our short, anonymous survey and share it with others. Every response will help us design support that meets the needs and wishes of people at such an important stage of life.
For further information, please contact nencicb.involve@nhs.net
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Paediatric Palliative Care CHER training day
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Virtual full day session
Aims and Objectives: This is an all-day in house event, facilitated by the Children’s Holistic Integrated Palliative Care Service (CHIPS), with input from several expert guest speakers. The day will cover the role of specialist palliative care, difficult conversations, symptom management, ethical considerations, as well as the role of the medical examiner and that of ‘Children & Young People’s Oncology Outreach Nurse Specialists (CYPOONS). A parent will present an invaluable perspective.
Teaching Method: A series of talks from experts in the field with opportunity for questions and answers. A day-end wrap up session will allow for further Q&A. Printed material, if requested, will be provided, when possible. Certificates of attendance will be sent to all delegates on completion of the feedback form emailed out on date of attendance.
Titles of talks include: The role of children’s specialist palliative care A parent’s perspective Difficult conversations Advance care planning Individualising end of life in oncology Symptom management in end of life care When and how to approach the Clinical Ethics Advisory Group Medical Examiner processes
Speakers for the talks will be confirmed shortly
To book click on the link: Cher Days – Cher Newcastle
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Newcastle Youth Council elections – youth sector briefing session
Friday 16th January, 11am-12pm, online
The Newcastle Youth Council and Youth Parliament elections are to take place in March 2026.
The elections give young people the opportunity to experience the excitement of elections and local democracy in a non-political way.
Applications will be open to any young person aged 11 to 17 years old who live, study, or work within the Newcastle City Council area. Settings can also become voting centres so that young people can vote for their preferred candidate.
To help encourage as many young people as possible to get involved either by becoming a candidate or voting we will be holding a briefing session for the Youth sector on Friday 16 January 2026 from 11-12pm.
Please email joanne.taylor@newcastle.gov.uk if you are interested in attending or have any questions.
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Emergency surgery in children and young people NCEPOD report
A review of good practice and remediable factors in the delivery of care provided to children and young people under 18 years old undergoing emergency (non-elective) surgery under anaesthetic or sedation has been published by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD).
A recording of the recent ‘Right Time, Right Place, Right Team’ webinar to accompany the launch of the report is available on the NCEPOD YouTube channel.
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Brighter Futures Conference: Connecting Lived Experience, Research, Policy and Practice to Improve Health Outcomes with Young People in the North East – opportunity to involve young people Thursday 16th April 2026, 10am – 4.30pm Baltic, Gateshead The NIHR funded Gateshead Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC), Fuse Centre for Translational Research, The Applied Research Collaboration NENC, and Youth Focus North East invite you to submit an expression of interest for the Brighter Futures conference.
The conference will include a range of presentations and interactive workshops aimed at developing meaningful collaborations and the exchange of ideas amongst researchers, practitioners, young people, and policy makers. The conference aims to:
If you’re interested in contributing to this conference please complete this form: Brighter Futures: Young People in the North East Conference – EOI form
Priority will be given to those submissions that have engaged young people in a meaningful way and those where young people will be involved in the co-delivery of a presentation, workshop, lightening talk or poster/art presentation. Our conference advisory group is made up of young people and they will be selecting the inclusions for the day. Please ensure your written submissions are written in an accessible way. Remuneration for young people’s involvement will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Expressions of interest need to be submitted by 12th January 2026.
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NENC Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub
Quick, Free & Confidential Support for You!
Free, confidential support for all health and social care staff across the North East and North Cumbria. We aim to offer you an initial appointment within seven working days, followed by up to three additional brief therapy or support sessions. All with no waiting lists! Most sessions are via videocall or telephone, at times that work for you.
Whether you’re facing challenges at work, at home, or both, we’re here to help. Our experienced NHS clinicians are ready to listen and support you with flexible, timely appointments.
Getting help is simple:
Click here and self-refer online with our confidential brief form Email us: hubstheword@cntw.nhs.uk Leave us a confidential voicemail: 0191 223 2030
Don’t wait. Reach out today!
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Wellbeing resource on Boost website
A free health and wellbeing offer is available on the Boost platform for all staff and volunteers across the North East and North Cumbria. It includes resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing, plus resilience tools and useful apps. You can also explore support for organisational change. Perhaps start with the ‘Emotional Wellbeing’ section for quick tools you can use today.
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The following messages have been circulated by the Children and Young People’s Transformation Programme team for information and action where appropriate.
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North East & Yorkshire region webinar on Neighbourhood Multi-Disciplinary Teams for Children and Young People
Monday 19th January 2026, 12.30 – 2.30pm
Neighbourhood MDTs for CYP embed paediatric expertise into primary care. Bringing together GPs, acute paediatricians and mental health practitioners, these models of care provide quicker access to specialist advice and support for children and young people who may have otherwise needed to wait for an outpatient appointment.
This webinar is aimed at all clinicians working in Primary Care with an interest in CYP, acute paediatricians, mental health practitioners and local commissioners but will also be of interest to wider colleagues working across Primary and Secondary care, ICBs and local authorities who are keen to hear more about this work.
The webinar will provide national policy context, an overview of what these models of care entail, and two local case studies will talk about their experiences of mobilising this new way of working, the lessons they have learned and the benefits they are now seeing. There will be the opportunity for discussion and the chance to pose any questions you may have, whilst also making links with other local colleagues interested in this work.
Please do share this invite with any other colleagues who may be interested in learning more.
To ensure you receive the official invite and papers, when you register for the event, please ensure your personal details are correct, especially your email address (surprising how many minor typos result in undelivered messages to the invite / papers), and your current organisation and job title.
Please click here to register your free place.
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Published: January 12