Commissiong our health services
At Barnardo’s, physical and mental health issues are often dealt with at the heart of our services. An innovative and child-centred approach informs all our health solutions.
We have:
- 400 services, almost all of which are working towards health outcomes
- A successful and long-standing history ofworking with health professionals.
- 24 specialist health services
- Strong relationships with the Department of Health to ensure the voices of the most vulnerable children and young people are heard during health reforms.
- 150 years experience of working with and supporting children and young people with health needs
- Experience of working with GP commissioning groups, Primary Care Trusts and Child and Adolescent Mental Health groups.
Our health provision covers three key areas and a range of issues:
- Healthy body: Sexual health, domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, physical abuse.
- Healthy mind: Child and adolescent mental health, bereavement support, risky behaviour, working with young carers [link to Young Carers case study].
- Family health: Whole family support, short break care for disabled children, working in communities, working with GPs, health visitors and midwives
Contact us to find out more about commissioning our services.
Case studies: health services
Find out more about some of the health services we already run in our case studies about:
- our health work with young carers across the UK.