On this page we share some recent blog posts that staff, colleagues and partners have written about developments in youth friendly health care.
Our Initial Response to the Fonagy Review
On Friday (Oct 9th) the government published its independent review into the prevalence of mental health conditions, autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Below, we respond to...
Inside the Well Centre: A student placement experience
In July 2026, we were delighted to welcome two students from Eastern University in Philadelphia, USA, for a three-day placement with The Well Centre and The Well Centre Charity. Based...
New Alliance launched to transform youth health services in the community
There are systematic barriers to investing in adolescent health at the scale that real change requires. Yet the case for investment is clear and widely shared: improving young people's health today...
The importance of the Health and Wellbeing Practitioner role for the Well Centre
Central to the Well Centre youth health service is the role of the Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (HWP). The HWP works in a multidisciplinary team with the general practitioner (GP) to take a...
Scaling up the Well Centre’s primary care led, integrated youth hub model to other SLaM boroughs
The Well Centre Charity has been funded by the Maudsley Brighter Futures Fund to improve the primary care offer to young people in the South London and Maudsley (SLaM) boroughs of Lambeth, Lewisham,...
The government’s 10 Year Health Plan should trust and enable young people more
As a community based healthcare service, the Well Centre is well placed to fit into ambitions set out in the new NHS plan launched this month. Our current youth intern, Alex Parton, took a...
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