NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care are launching a national call for evidence to improve health services for children and young people (CYP) in England. We are developing a Modern Service Framework (MSF) for CYP to deliver a step-change in child health over the next decade, particularly improving quality and performance of CYP health services.  

MSFs were announced in the 10 Year Health Plan as a way to support consistent, high quality, and high value care in a specific area. The CYP MSF will bring together a focused set of evidence-based interventions that make the greatest difference to effectiveness, safety and experience across children and young people’s pathways. It will set out the long-term outcomes we aim to achieve, provide clear standards to support impactful care, and highlight where new innovations could accelerate system improvements. 

To do this, we need your contributions.  

What we’re asking you to do: 

  • Submit evidence of interventions that improve outcomes, quality of care or system performance for children and young people. 
  • Share the survey within your networks so we can gather as many best practice examples as possible. 

Complete the survey: CYP Call for Evidence Survey
Deadline: 17:00, 24th April 

What we are asking for  

Submissions should focus on: 

  • Interventions for babies, children and young people aged 0–18 (up to 25 for those with SEND, MH needs, or disability). Maternity and neonatal care are out of scope.
  • Support for specific clinical areas and / or the whole-child including interventions addressing mental and physical health. 
  • Services within the ICB commissioning remit. Wider governmental services are out of scope. 

Types of interventions
We are seeking both broader service model transformations, including pathway transformations and delivery approaches, as well as more specific clinical and digital interventions. We welcome examples at all stages of maturity. This includes evidence-based interventions already delivering impact or programmes which are no longer active, as well as emerging models and early-stage pilots showing promising results. We may contact contributors for further information if required. 

Who we are encouraging to submit
We invite submissions from NHS organisations, providers, VCSE partners, academic institutions, patient representation groups, and other organisations with evidence of interventions for improving child health. 

If you wish to submit more than one intervention, you must complete a separate form for each intervention. If you have any questions or need support, please contact the CYP MSF team at: [email protected].  

Thank you for contributing your time and expertise. They are essential to developing the CYP Modern Service Framework and we couldn’t do this without your support.