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Families give mixed verdict on SEND reforms

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  • Wednesday, December 17, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Reforms to the special educational needs and disability (SEND) support system have helped to make the assessment process more family friendly, but has so far failed to improve the health and quality of life for children, analysis suggests.

Children and MPs urge wheelchair services reform

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  • Tuesday, June 21, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Government must urgently order a high-scale reform of paediatric wheelchair services to ensure children and young people have access to the right equipment when they need it, according to a cross-party group of MPs and peers.

Matron service steers children away from A&E

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  • Monday, April 29, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Liverpool's children's community matron service has helped children with complex health needs avoid having to turn to accident and emergency services, according to a patient survey.

SEND chiefs in Durham 'ignore' children's views

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  • Friday, February 2, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Inspectors have criticised education, health and care services in Durham for ignoring the views of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the shaping of local support.

Autism restraint ruling prompts call for police training

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  • Friday, February 15, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Special educational needs (SEN) campaigners are calling for an urgent overhaul of police training, after the Court of Appeal ruled that officers breached the human rights of a young autistic boy when they restrained him.

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