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The Future of Services for Disabled Children: Best Practice and Support |
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Care Matters Partnership |
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The Government wants disabled children to be a priority, both nationally and locally: a commitment confirmed in the NHS operating framework, the Child Health Strategy, Healthy lives, brighter futures and in the Children’s Plan. It has also made a commitment to make the UK the best place in Europe for children to grow up in. Currently 7% of children in the UK are disabled and steps must be taken to close the gap in achievement between disabled children and their peers. The government has made a great deal of progress over the past few years in sculpting the transformation progress for services for disabled children. It is widely acknowledged that the Aiming High for Disabled Children programme and Healthy Lives Brighter Futures strategy, both launched in 2007, was a real jump in the right direction and has successfully ‘Improved service provision across the board for disabled children and their families, enhancing equality and opportunity for them’. This unique one day conference explores issues such as how to enable parents, the voluntary sector, health services, education and social services to work with each other effectively and also how to achieve efficiency in commissioning. Senior speakers from across the sector will address these issues in an open and welcoming environment. Delegates will be briefed on the latest policy and legislative developments, and essential advice on how to ensure partnerships between local services and organisations are effective. This conference will also assess progress to date in providing disabled children with the best possible services in order for them to achieve their full potential. “We believe that we have reached a set of actions and proposals that will make a real difference to all disabled children and their families, and create a local and national focus on promoting the life chances of disabled children and their families.” - Lord Adonis and Ed Balls- Foreword, Aiming High for Disabled Children Only £149 if you book before 1st September Call: 0203 393 7394 or email d.goodstien@carematterspartnership.co.uk |
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Central London |
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London |
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London |
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http://www.carematterspartnership.co.uk/conferences/details/9/ |
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22/09/2010 |
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