Our achievements

Find out what we achieved in 2009/10 for children and young people with cancer and their families, and what we aim to do for them looking forward.

Achievements for 2009/2010

• We undertook and completed research for the next phase of our More Than My Illness report which focused on the needs of an older age group (16 to 24 years)
• We supported an additional 752 16 to 24 year olds across the UK, offering each young person a greater range of services to meet their individual needs
• We investigated what support is available in the community for children and young people with cancer
• We began to measure ourselves systematically against agreed standards in care services, to report back in a way that can be measured
• We moved from a manual to computerised information system, to improve the robustness of our services data
• We piloted a new bereavement weekend for parents who have lost their only child to cancer, as well as continuing with support for families
• We undertook research with children aged 7 to 13 into their experience of living with and beyond cancer
• We created a Participation Steering Group to ensure that the views of children and young people remain at the forefront of our decision making
• We piloted a work experience project with hmv to give young people opportunities they’ve missed due to long spells of treatment. 

Aims for 2010/11

• Lead the development of the key worker role across the UK, supported Tesco Charity of the Year partnership
• Further develop the key worker role by piloting the model for young people at the Royal Marsden (made possible by a successful bid to the Department of Health’s Third Sector Investment Programme)
• Work with our partners to ensure that we’re moving towards our goal of reaching and supporting all children and young people who need us
• Look strategically at our key services to ensure they are working in the bet way for children, young people and their families
• Make the CARE database available to all of our care professionals. This way we can streamline operating processes and manage our services as effectively as possible
• Be able to show concrete examples of how we’re improving our services, back by new audit and peer review processes
• Implement a new and more consistent approach to assessment and care planning, supporting CLIC Sargent to deliver a more equitable service across the 0 to 24 age range
• As part of a three to five year plan to achieve Hear by Right standards – see http://hbr.nya.org.uk – we aim to deliver our participation plan (to ensure that children and young people have a strong voice in everything we do)
• Make sure that we campaign effectively for children and young people with cancer and their families – on the issues that matter to them
• Develop work experience, volunteering and intern programmes, in consultation with children and young people with cancer.

For further information about CLIC Sargent services, please visit our What we do section.