§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to recognise teenagers as a separate group within the National Health Service for all purposes; and if he will make a statement. [98470]
§ Jacqui SmithCurrent guidance acknowledges that the recognition of teenagers as a separate group is good practice.
The forthcoming national service framework for children, young people and maternity services will endorse this by promoting the need for services that are appropriate to the age and stage of development of the person receiving a service.