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Children's community equipment

Published: 03/02/2010

Information about funding for innovative activities within and across PCTs to help achieve transformation of children’s community equipment and related services, taking account of the findings of a recent consultant’s report.

• Children's community equipment

Aiming high for disabled children: improving data

Published: 15/12/2009

York Health Economics Consortium were commissioned by the Department of Health to explore how data on disabled children is collected, managed and used at a local level. The report includes a number of effective practice recommendations, including for organisations delivering services for disabled children at a local level.

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Short break funding

Published: 09/10/2007

This letter announced a three-year transformation in short break services for disabled children. The £370m investment aims to provide more disabled children with enjoyable and valuable experiences away from their parents and carers, who in turn will benefit from a break in caring.

• Short breaks for disabled children and their families

Aiming High for Disabled Children

Aiming High for Disabled Children: better support for families, was published in May 2007, following a joint review of disabled children’s services by the Department of Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and HM Treasury. The implementation of the review is being managed through joint arrangements between DH, DCSF and their delivery partners in the Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP), SHAs, the NHS, Government Offices and local authorities.

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