Education Triage Service from the Neuro-Developmental Service
A message from the Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCH&C):
We writing to tell you about an offer from Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCH&C) Neuro-Developmental Service (NDS). We would like to work collaboratively with you to identify children and young people that may benefit from an onward referral to our diagnostic pathway.
The NDS service is available for consultation direct with SENCOs. If you wish to make a referral for a child or young person (CYP) 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 our Consultation Line on 01553 668712.
When you call, our administration team will book you a consultation slot. Slots will be 30 minutes long for each child to be discussed. Consultation slots are available daily from Monday 5 September 2022 (term time).
Attached 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 us 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, directly to NDS.
The NDS service is provided by NCHC NHS Trust and therefore is not available to schools outside the NCHC area.
This news item was published : 24 August 2022.