Prioritising paediatric health programme puts children front and centre

Watch Dr Sara Hanna on Prioritising Paediatric Health

Evelina London has joined forces with ITN Business to explore solutions to the mounting pressures on children's healthcare.

Prioritising Paediatric Health is a news-style programme hosted by presenter Sangeeta Kandola and features organisations who are playing their part in improving the health outcomes of children to give them the best start in life.

Evelina London's Medical Director Dr Sara Hanna explores the importance of specialist care for babies, children, and young people. She reflects on the huge changes she's seen in children's healthcare since becoming Medical Director in 2014, including an increased emphasis on providing healthcare in patient's homes powered by cutting-edge technology, as well as new research. Read about the latest research from our teams.

Sara said: "I am delighted that I had the opportunity to take part in this important programme to highlight the challenges facing children's health today and what we're doing to tackle these issues. As we have a very busy emergency department, provide specialist children's services at both our dedicated children's hospital and at Royal Brompton Hospital, and support children locally in our community services, I feel that Evelina London is well placed to provide an expert perspective. One of the most significant problems we must address is the gap in health outcomes among children and young people from different economic backgrounds.

We want to provide equitable care to all children and young people accessing our services. The key to good outcomes for patients is collaboration between clinical care, education and training, and academic research. We're able to retain and attract staff and explore pioneering innovations in healthcare thanks to these close links, to the benefit of our patients."

Watch the full episode of Prioritising Paediatric Health on the ITN Business website.