Support for Families with Disabled Children.

Care Quality Commission, 2012

This review looked at the support available for families with children that have a disability.

This review focused on families that have children under the age of 19 with:

• a learning disability
• autism or Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• communication needs
• sensory needs
• mental health and behavioural support
• mobility needs
• technology dependence

In particular, this review looked at:

• The availability of specialist health services for disabled children and young people and their families.
• An assessment of the quality of support in a geographical area linked to primary care trusts (PCTs).
• The ‘building blocks’ of the care pathway that are of particular importance to families.

See Jim Kennedy’s blog for further comment.