Management Information Sheet
Information about referrals to NCHC
Clarification of requirements for supporting information from Schools to be attached to referrals to
- NCHC Paediatric Medical Services
- NCHC Neurodevelopmental Service ( NDS)
NCHC NHS Trust do not require that supporting information MUST be supplied by an Educational Psychologist. However NCHC do require that supporting information is sufficiently detailed and comprehensive as described below.
The entry on Knowledge Anglia is being amended accordingly.
"All children need to be referred in by their GP. All referred children must have an accompanying supporting assessment report ideally from either an Educational Psychologist, Specialist Learning Support Teacher (SLST) or Specialist Behaviour Support Teacher (based at one of the Short Stay School's for Norfolk, SSSfN). Reports from professionals with appropriate equivalent experience and knowledge (e.g. specially trained SENCOs, Speech and Language Therapists, Clinical Psychologists) will be accepted, but must contain the following:
- Detailed observations of behaviours which are suggestive of underlying neuro-developmental difficulties, to include examples of the child's social communication, interaction and behaviour during structured and unstructured times
- Details of the child's expressive language and comprehension ability
- Details of the child's overall level of cognitive functioning and potential in comparison to their peers."