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Young Champions involved in CQC National Promotional Videos
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Get your popcorn out…the Young Champions are coming to a screen near you!
We are thrilled to share the exciting news of the active involvement of two CQC Young Champions, Phillip and Laura, in the recent CQC National Filming Day for their upcoming promotional videos.
Phillip and Laura played pivotal roles in conveying key messages to the primary audience—members of the general public in England—through their engaging interviews. The videos aim to increase awareness of CQC, encourage feedback on care experiences, boost confidence in CQC, and support various internal and external initiatives.
“I went down to the CQC London office to be interviewed for a documentary”, says Laura. “They asked me questions about CQC and the Young Champions program, as well as about my own experience in the health care system. This was one of the highlights of my experience on this project.”
We’re excited to see the finished work…
About the CQC Young Champions
Every Wednesday, the CQC Young Champions meet to plan and reflect on their research. The group of 13-25-year-olds is looking into access to primary care services amongst young people through surveys, interviews, and community engagement.
Over the last 3 months, the Champions have been training, preparing their research, collecting experiences, and starting to analyse the data. They aim to improve health and social care for young people by highlighting themes, recommending changes and advocating for their communities.
The group comprises of 10 Young People from around the country, who meet online in sessions facilitated by Youth Voice specialists Participation People.
End of Year Reflections
When reflecting on their experience of conducting research so far the group said:
‘It’s good to see other people's insights and to perform our own research too’
‘It’s good to get other people's views to see what they think and to compare it’
‘I found the time before getting my first results concerning as I thought that I wasn’t going to get any. But when I did get my reply, I was very happy. However, I still wish that I got more from the person that I sent the email to.’
When considering emerging themes, they said:
‘I’ve found that some people avoided using the health services because of waiting times and felt this had increased as they moved from child to adult services’
‘People knew where to go but they would like it to be in one place e.g. on a website’
‘There are variable hospital waiting times across the country’
Get Involved
The CQC Young Champions will continue their research into 2024, so if you have any emerging topics for the group to explore, contact callum.elliott@participationpeople.com to register your suggestion.
If you know of any young people aged 11-19 (to 25 with care experience or SEND) who would like to take part in the programme, also contact Callum.
