Engaging the public

This webpage has been replaced by the new ECHILD website, please visit https://www.echild.ac.uk/ for the most recent information regarding how ECHILD is engaging the public.

We are working with patient, pupil, parent and public engagement groups to understand different views on the use of linked health, education and social care data for research. This includes getting valuable feedback on research plans for ECHILD.

What is ECHILD?

The ECHILD Database links electronic records that are already collected by the Department for Education and NHS England from the National Pupil Database (NPD) and Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES). NPD and HES are based on information collected from hospitals and schools; for example, NPD has information about absences and HES has information about A&E attendances. Joining this information together will help us understand how children’s education affects their health, and how health affects their education.

This presentation introduces the ECHILD database.

Who have we been working with?

We would like to express our thanks to all children, young people, parents, carers and others who have given their time to this project by being involved in our engagement events.

So far, we have worked with the:

• The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust Young People’s Forum.
• NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital BRC Young Persons Advisory Group and the BRC Parent and Carer Advisory.
• Council for Disabled Children FLARE.
• National Children’s Bureau Families Research Advisory Group.
• National Children’s Bureau Young Research Advisors.
• Scope Research Panel