Education Triage Service (ETS)
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCH&C) Neuro-Developmental Service (NDS) would like to work collaboratively with schools to identify children and young people that may benefit from an onward referral to NCH&C's diagnostic pathway.
The NDS service is now available for direct consultation with SENCOs. If you wish to make a referral for a child where there are concerns regarding a CYP's profile of skills and behaviour which may indicate a possible Neuro-Developmental condition, please ask your SENCO to ring 01553 668712. When you call, the administration team will book you a consultation slot. Slots will be up to two hours long dependant on the amount of cases you wish to discuss. Consultation slots and bookings are available daily during term time.
Below are some template forms to guide you with gathering the types of information we would need to support the discussion.
You will need to gather information from your setting, the family and the family GP (if the GP is involved). Please do not submit this information to the team prior to the appointment, it is to aid the discussion and can be used to support an onward referral if this is what is agreed.
The Consultation Line is staffed by experienced Clinical Psychologists, Therapists and Nurses who will be able to advise you on how to make a full referral to NDS, if that is appropriate. They will be able to suggest alternative avenues of support or assessment if a referral is not felt to be appropriate. A key benefit for the Family and SENCO is that for many cases raised via the Consultation Line, it will not be necessary for the referral to NDS to be made via the GP. Referrals can be made, after accessing the Consultation Line, direct to NDS.
The NDS service is provided by NCHC NHS Trust and therefore is not available to schools outside the NCHC area.
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Note: A clarification regarding this news item was issued on 18 May 2021.
This news item was published : 03 March 2021.