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General healthcare services are available for children and young people, including those with disabilities. If your child has additional needs, they may qualify for extra support tailored to their unique situation.
The type of support your child receives will depend on the complexity of their needs.
Additional support is often referred to as targeted health services.
These services help children and young people who need extra support but do not require intensive, ongoing specialist care.
An Annual Health Check is a free, yearly check-up offered by GPs to young people aged 14 and over who are on their GP’s learning disability register.
It is an important way to stay healthy and spot any problems early, even if your child is feeling well.
The children’s audiology service is available to children and young people aged 0-18 who are deaf or have hearing difficulties, as well as those aged up to 25 years old with complex needs.
The service operates from Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm. Assessment and intervention are provided at:
Referrals for children can be made by GPs and consultants through the NHS e-Referrals Service (e-RS). The service also accepts referrals from speech therapists, health visitors, and other health professionals.
To access the service, your child or young person must either be registered with a GP in Brent or live at a property with a Brent postcode.
Find out more about who and how the audiology service can help
The community paediatrics service (Brent paediatric medical team and Child Development Service) offers assessments and support for children and young people:
Referrals to this service can be made by doctors, schools or health/social care professionals for children and young people living in a Brent postcode area.
Find out more about who and how the Community Paediatrics Service can help
The eating disorder service offers help and support to children and young people aged 17 or under who have a suspected or confirmed eating disorder diagnosis.
A team of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, a dietician, paediatrician and psychological therapists offer assessment, diagnosis and intervention on a range of suspected and confirmed eating disorders including:
Referrals are accepted from either a GP in Brent, other healthcare professionals, schools and colleges.
Find out more about how the Eating Disorder Service can help
The Nutrition and Dietetics Service assess dietary intake and provide nutrition advice to children and young people to help them understand the impact of their diet, health and well-being, so they can live longer, healthier lives.
Experienced dieticians aim to prevent or treat ill health by using their knowledge of nutrition to help motivate children and young people to change their lifestyle and food choices.
Find out more about how the nutrition and dietetics can help
Brent’s Occupational Therapists work with children and young people to help them develop the skills needed to participate in everyday activities (also known as occupations) as independently as possible. These activities may include:
The service provides a high-quality care to children and young people who have a:
Referrals are accepted from anyone, as long as a parent or carer of the child or young person has given consent.
Find out more about who and how the children’s Occupational Therapy service can help
The Asthma service offers asthma reviews to children and young people living in Brent who have been referred.
This service is available for children and young people age 0 to 18 years (or up to 19 if attending a Special School).
Referrals to the service can be made by:
The Children’s Asthma Nursing Service is an extension of the Children's Community Nursing Service, which provides nursing care to children in Brent with acute or long-term health needs.
Find out more about who and how the children’s asthma nursing service can help
The children's diabetes service offers medical, nursing, dietetic, and psychological support for children and young people up to 19 years old.
It is available at Northwick Park, Ealing, and Central Middlesex Hospitals and they manage Type 1, Type 2, and maturity onset diabetes.
The team also assist young people transitioning to adult care and provide training for nursery and school staff to support children with diabetes in educational settings.
Referrals can be made by GPs, other hospitals, our LNWH wards, and our emergency department.
The Children's Physiotherapy Team supports children and young people with movement difficulties caused by neurological (brain-related) developmental issues or musculoskeletal (bone and joint) conditions from birth.
They offer expert assessment, guidance, and intervention to help children improve their positioning, movement, and balance. Our goal is to enable them to achieve their optimal physical function and potential.
This service accepts referrals for children and young people who have a GP in Brent.
Find out more about who and how the children’s physiotherapy service can help
The podiatry team treat a variety of conditions ranging from in-growing toenails to foot ulcers.
Podiatrists are trained to provide education on foot health, as well as treatment and advice on conditions affecting the feet and lower limbs.
They care for people of all ages but assess each case based on clinical need.
Referrals can be made by healthcare professionals or carers and patients may also self-refer if they meet the criteria.
The Speech and Language Therapy service in Brent provides a high-quality service to children and young people who:
Referrals can be made by anyone, provided the parent or carer of the child or young person has given their consent.
To make a referral, you must write to the service and include the the following details about child or young person:
Find out more about who and how the Speech and Language Therapy service can help
Complex support is often referred to as a specialist health service.
Specialist health services are designed to support children and young people with complex or long-term health conditions. These conditions may affect their daily life, development, or ability to engage in education and play.
Each service involves highly-trained professionals who provide care tailored to your child’s specific medical, physical, or developmental needs.
Specialist services tend to be provided to children or young people who:
The Brent Children’s Community Nursing Service provides medical support to children and young people with complex medical needs within their homes and in the wider community . The service aims to enable children and young people with an acute or chronic illness or disability to live with their own families, as independently as possible.
Find out more about how the Children’s Specialist Community Nursing Service can help
This service provides specialist nursing care for children and young people aged 0-18 who are registered with a Brent GP and have complex health needs arising from disability, accident or illness that cannot be met by general or targeted health services.
If children and young people are eligible for continuing care, they receive an individualised care package, usually provided in the child’s own home as well as school.
Children and young people need to be referred by social services, community nurses, or key workers. The referral will be followed up by a full assessment to determine whether they meet the criteria for children's continuing care support.
Parents, carers or individuals can also request a continuing care assessment.
Find out more about how the Children and Young People’s Continuing Care service can help
Brent's Disabled Children and Young People’s Service supports families with children aged 0-25 who have severe disabilities or complex health problems.
The service has a dedicated team of social workers, social work assistants and occupational therapists.
If your child is eligible, the team will assess their needs and develop a package of support with input from you, your child and other professionals.
Parents and carers can make a referral to the service as well as professionals.
Find out more about how the Disabled Children and Young People’s Service can help
The Kingswood Centre offer a service to young people with learning disabilities and mental health issues. They offer a multidisciplinary team consisting of nurses, trained support workers, psychologists and a music therapist etc. including an independent advocate. There are three inpatient units set in a therapeutic environment of green space with nature walks, a sensory garden and a fish pond.
The Dynamic Support Register (DSR) is a vital tool to ensure children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism get the right care at the right time. It helps health, education, and social care services work together to prevent crises and keep individuals safe and supported in their homes and communities.
If you think the DSR could benefit your child or young person, speak to the professional who shared this information or visit the NHS DSR webpage. They can explain the process and help you decide. If you agree, you’ll need to complete a consent form for your child or young person to be referred.
Care Education and Treatment Reviews are for children and young people who have learning disabilities and/or autism and are already in specialist hospital care or might need to go to one.
The main goal of the CETR is to make sure the child or young person concerned gets the right care and support. This helps to avoid hospital admission.
CETRs are carried out by an independent panel of specialists. This group includes: