Annette Rawstrone reports
The frustrations often faced by children with disabilities and their families when seeking specialist support should be a thing of the past in Southwark, south London, thanks to the arrival of a new centre.
The Southwark Child Development Centre, based in Camberwell, will bring health, education, social care and child and adolescent mental health services under one roof. Jessica Chappell, interim head for children with disabilities at Southwark Primary Care Trust, says, 'It will deliver a one-stop shop in a welcoming environment, rather than families having to go all over the borough to different venues.'
She explains that currently families have to visit different centres for different services and sometimes end up telling their story over and over again. 'With the development of the new centre, people will be working in a team around the child. There is a phased implementation for this, so some families are already working in this way.'
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