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Children

The Children's NSF, published on 15 September 2004, sets standards for children's health and social services, and the interface of those services with education. This section provides information on the development of the NSF.

Children's National Service Framework documents

Introducing the individual documents that comprise the children's NSF.

Maternity

Information about Maternity matters: choice, access and continuity of care in a safe service; an important step towards meeting the maternity standard set out in the Children's NSF.

Early years

Bringing together health, family support, childcare and education services to ensure that all children get the best possible start in the vital early years.

Disability and palliative care

About the Aiming High for Disabled Children review and the Palliative Care Strategy.

Transition from children's to adult services

Transition from children's to adult health services has become an important issue in recent years. Many children and young people now survive into adult life with complex conditions that previously would have been lethal in infancy.

Children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)

In October 2007, a series of new Public Service Agreements (PSAs) were announced, reaffirming Government’s commitment to improve emotional health and well-being, and CAMHS.

Safeguarding

Key reference documents for the NHS to fulfil its statutory safeguarding responsibilities.

Children in care

Improving the life chances of children in care, is the focus of the Government's White Paper, Care Matters: Time for Change, published in June 2007.

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