Strategy To Address Needs Of Disabled Children And Their Families A Welcome Step, Says NCH, UK

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health
Article Date: 20 May 2008 - 1:00 PDT

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In response to the Government's Aiming High for Disabled Children (National Core Offer) strategy, Clare Tickell, Chief Executive of NCH, the children's charity says:

"This is a welcome initiative that will help address the needs of disabled children and their families. Their needs are wide reaching and complex and the intended changes will give local authorities a suitable framework to deliver appropriate services. Providing transparent information will remove confusion and create an inclusive environment where both practical and emotional needs will be met."

"NCH works with over 9,000 disabled children and young people and we know that it is important to provide flexibility, support and continuum of care. To guarantee true effectiveness, continuous engagement with disabled children and young people must happen to ensure services are tailored to specific needs."

Notes

- NCH is one of the UK's leading children's charities, working in partnership to run nearly 500 services for more than 178,000 of the UK's most vulnerable children, young people and their families

- NCH is a large voluntary sector provider of services for disabled children and young people, offering flexible, needs led support within a continuum of care. We run over 60 projects providing specialist services, these include being a large provider of short breaks services, having various models of transitions services across the country and working

http://www.nch.org.uk