Clinical negligence If you believe your child has been injured due to poor medical treatment or advice, you should speak to a specialist solicitor as quickly as possible. Your child may be...
Engaging with local health partners With so much change happening in the NHS, engaging with local health partners, including Clinical Commissioning Groups, GPs or health trusts is very relevant for parent carer forums. This page...
Free school meals for disabled children Contact is proud to support a parent-led campaign, set up by Natalie Hay, aimed at stopping disabled children missing out on free school meals
Exclusions This advice applies in England only. Read information for families in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales. Exclusion is the formal sending home of a pupil from school for disciplinary reasons....
Help with health costs It is possible to qualify for help with NHS costs such as prescriptions, vouchers for glasses, dental treatment and reasonable travel costs to hospital for treatment.
Making a complaint about services Parents and carers can make a complaint if their local authority/trust has refused to assess their child or if there are problems with the services they are receiving. What can...
Child Disability Payment This advice applies in Scotland only. Child Disability Payment is the main benefit for disabled children in Scotland. It has replaced claims for Disability Living Allowance (DLA). What is Child...
Accessing childcare Disabled children and young people can benefit from the opportunities that childcare, play and leisure activities offer them, such as making friends. Getting this right in the early years helps parents build...
Support when your child does not have a diagnosis Many children have to wait a long time for a diagnosis, and some children never get one. Your child and your family are entitled to support whether they have a...
Botulinum toxin and hemiplegia What is botulinum toxin? Botulinum toxin (also known as Botox) injections are frequently offered to children with hemiplegia as part of their movement therapy programme. They act to reduce the...
Extra support in school Read about the extra support provided in mainstream schools for children with special educational needs in England.
News for forums News for forums Here you’ll find all the latest news and updates for parent carer forums. You might also find it useful to visit our upcoming learning events page and...
Transport & leisure discounts Information about help with parking, getting a car, paying road tax and rail and bus travel, as well as advice on saving on leisure activities.
Research Facts about families of disabled children and young people Get involved in our research We couldn’t conduct our research without thousands of parent carers sharing their experiences with us. If...
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Grants and monitoring Grants and monitoring Contact administers, and pays a grant of up to £17,500 available to one parent carer forum in each local authority area of England, funded by the Department...
Counting the Costs Counting the Costs Counting the Costs is our flagship survey run every two years to get a picture of the finances of UK families with disabled children. These surveys drive...