A study was commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and Families to assess whether it was possible to shape the new indicator around the views of parents of disabled children. This was among recommendations made in the government's Aiming High for Disabled Children programme to improve services, which launched last year.
The research found that a survey would help to measure council and primary care trust (PCT) effectiveness in providing services for children with disabilities.
The researchers recommend that the survey should be sent by post and be no more than 16 pages to maximise the number of returns. It should cover opinions relating to healthcare, social care and education services and focus on their experiences of services over 12 months. Areas of performance to be measured include how well services involve and inform parents.
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