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Your local authority must review your child's Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan at least once a year. This is to look at how your child is progressing and to...

Read about the extra support provided in mainstream schools for children with special educational needs in England.

Find out how healthcare is structured in the four UK nations, how to access services, and where to find out more about health and wellbeing services.

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...

If you're unhappy with the service you've received from a healthcare service, you can provide feedback, make a complaint, or find some other way to put things right. The processes...

Young people aged 14 or over with a learning disability are entitled to a free NHS health check every year. It is a chance for you and your child to talk to the...

Further information on how local health services are provided in England and organsiations responsible for Services, ICBs and NHS England.

Podcast: Making healthcare more accessible for disabled and neurodivergent people Introduction Ruth: Welcome to the Helpful Podcast for Families of Disabled Children. I’m Ruth Stone, and I’ll be your co-host...

Primary care is the local healthcare that we receive from General Practitioner (GP) practices, NHS walk-in centres, dentists, pharmacists and opticians.

Information on working with NHS, ICBs and healthcare providers, including Commissioning, overseeing quality and developing relationships.

Take a look at some examples of success stories that Parent Carer Forums (PCFs) have shared with us highlighting some of their achievements and impact. 

Differences in service structures, legal requirements for consent and guardianship, and the importance of early planning.

The welfare benefits system is often subject to reform. We keep this page up-to-date with the changes that may affect the financial situation of families with disabled children.

If your forum requires additional support in engaging your local health partners, contact our parent participation adviser in your region. Publications useful for engaging with health NHS Long Term Plan The NHS...

CAMHS stands for child and adolescent mental health services, which support children and young people with their emotional or behavioural wellbeing.

Continuing care is an NHS-funded care package for children and young people aged under 18 with complex health needs arising from illness or disability.

Hospital and community services are often referred to as ‘secondary care’ as you are usually referred to the service having first been seen by another professional such as a GP,...

Information useful for forums working on service design of health services.