Dr Ronny Cheung

“It is wholly unacceptable that more than one in four children still wait over a year for treatment, and without urgent action, too many more will be left to suffer unnecessarily.”

“"As a paediatrician, I am sick of seeing children wait so long for support that they miss crucial opportunities to improve their health and development."”

“As a paediatrician, I am sick of seeing children wait so long for support that they miss crucial opportunities to improve their health and development.”

“It is wholly unacceptable that more than one in four children still wait over a year for treatment, and without urgent action, too many more will be left to suffer unnecessarily.”

“Too often, a diagnosis is the only route to accessing meaningful help. This means that children and families can be left struggling alone while waiting for assessments, with little or no support available in the meantime.”

“Too often, a diagnosis is the only route to accessing meaningful help. This means that children and families can be left struggling alone while waiting for assessments, with little or no support available in the meantime”

“The growing number of children reaching crisis point with their mental health is deeply alarming, particularly among younger children.”

“The growing number of children reaching crisis point with their mental health is deeply alarming, particularly among younger children.”

“The growing number of children reaching crisis point with their mental health is deeply alarming, particularly among younger children.”

“This must be a wake-up call for Government. The growing number of children reaching crisis point with their mental health is deeply alarming, particularly among younger children.”

“This must be a wake-up call for Government. The growing number of children reaching crisis point with their mental health is deeply alarming, particularly among younger children.”

“The growing number of children reaching crisis point with their mental health is deeply alarming, particularly among younger children.”

“Proposing to "just focus on this group [adult musculoskeletal services] and ignore children – for all of the burden [that is on them] – is a bit of an admission of defeat and failing these children".”

“just focus on this group [adult musculoskeletal services] and ignore children – for all of the burden [that is on them] – is a bit of an admission of defeat and failing these children”

“As a paediatrician, I'm very concerned about what these persistent waits mean for our children and their future. Many treatments need to be given by a specific age or developmental stage to prevent long-lasting complications, and for many children these long waits mean we miss crucial chances to intervene in time.”

“Chronic underinvestment and a lack of focus on children's health and services have meant that staff are unable to meet increasing demand. Long waits are unacceptable for any patient, but for children and young people the waits can be catastrophic.”