FOI 1625 – Disabled Children with Complex Needs

Response

Date: 2 August 2022

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Dear Sir / Madam,

FOI Reference Number: 1625

1. Has your organisation completed a baseline assessment to evaluate whether practice is in line with the recommendations in Disabled children and young people up to 25 with severe complex needs: integrated service delivery and organisation across education, health and social care (NICE guideline NG213)? (Please answer yes or no)

The ICB use a number of processes to ensure NICE guidelines are in line with practice across services:

• Via our links to provider SEND leads and SEND operational meetings we ensure provider services are aware of the NICE guidelines.
• The Quality schedule of provider contracts states that they receive and comply with NICE guidance.
• There is also the requirement in contracts for providers to actively engage in clinical audit programmes locally and nationally aligned to NICE guidance.

2. If no, do you have plans to do one and if so by what date?

We do not plan to undertake a baseline assessment as assurance is gained through the above listed processes.

3. If the above assessment has been completed, could you please provide us with a copy of the assessment and action plan.

Not applicable.

4. Do you specify that provider organisations need to deliver services for disabled children and young people up to 25 with severe complex needs in a way which is consistent with NICE guideline NG23? (Please answer yes or no).

Yes.

5. Please could you tell us what action you are taking to ensure that provider organisations deliver services for disabled children and young people up to 25 with severe complex needs in a way which is consistent with NICE guideline NG23?

Please see our response to Q1.

6. How many children with complex needs or disabilities for whom you are responsible are currently accessing services that are located outside of your ICS area?

We are not able to provide an accurate figure as not all CYP located outside our ICS area are known to the ICB; for example if existing commissioned services, both within and outside our ICS, are able to meet a CYP’s need they will not be bought to the ICB’s attention.

I hope that this answers your queries with the information we currently hold, but if I can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.

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Yours faithfully,

Kathryn Jacklin
FOI Officer
Derby and Derbyshire ICB

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