This election is significant for Welsh politics, with a new electoral system. Voters will be split into 16 new constituencies to each elect six Members of the Senedd (MSs), and the total number of MSs will rise from 60 to 96.
We recently asked members in Wales to sign our open letter to candidates in this election, which calls on all political parties to start putting children first. We'll publish this letter soon.
We call on all political parties to support and strengthen child health services so that children receive the care they need and deserve, now and in the future. If you have any questions about RCPCH Wales鈥檚 manifesto and our subsequent campaign activities, please get in touch!
To ensure decision-makers introduce the best public policy for children and young people, it can sometimes be more effective to work in coalition with other organisations. As such, we have endorsed several coalition manifestos and statements directed towards all the political parties.
These include:
鈥淚 would like public facilities that are safe and accessible 鈥 with grab rails, sound sensitivity considered, and not be expected to share disabled toilets with males!鈥 - Ella, aged 11
鈥淭o be listened to and have my opinion respected. Also to have my mental health taken into account. Just because I look happy doesn鈥檛 mean I always feel that way鈥 - Imogen, aged 12
鈥淔or young people to feel heard around their physical and mental health concerns, and to them taken seriously鈥 - Rebecca, aged 23
鈥淔or children to be heard and understood鈥 - Courtney, aged 17
鈥淚mproved services that understand and see me as a person rather than as just my disability鈥 - Charlotte, aged 18
鈥淔or the improvement of mental health services and communication in health gender dysphoria care鈥 - Hope, aged 16
