Long delays to NHS care for children in England ‘creating forgotten generation’

Research by NHS Providers shows that the NHS is struggling to cope with rising demand for children and young people’s care. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Thousands of children’s lives are being blighted by shocking delays to NHS care of up to three years, according to a report that warns a “forgotten generation” will suffer long-term harm as a result.

The health service is struggling to cope with rapidly rising demand for increasingly complex and acute care needs among children and young people, the research by NHS Providers shows.