Disability: Government Policy

This page shows the latest 15 resources to be added to the Disability government policy section of the site. New resources are added as they are published.

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• The future of the Independent Living Fund (ILF)
  This consultation sought views on the impact that closing the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in 2015 would have on users, local authorities and the wider care and support systems across the UK. The Government also sought ...
  
  Publisher: Department for Work and Pensions
  Published Date: 2012
  
  
• Effectiveness, costing and cost effectiveness of interventions for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)
  This report identifies key issues associated with the evaluation of interventions, summarises some of the key findings before going on to examine issues associated with the costs and cost effectiveness of interventions f ...
  
  Publisher: Department for Education (DfE)
  Published Date: 2012
  
  
• A framework for the delivery of palliative care for children and young people in Scotland
  This framework has been developed by the Scottish Children and Young People’s Palliative Care Executive Group (SCYPPEx) and sets out a safe, effective and person centred approach to palliative care for children and youn ...
  
  Publisher: Scottish Government
  Published Date: 2012
  
  
• Summary of consultation responses on the United Kingdom plan for rare diseases
  This is a summary of the responses received by the Department of Health to the consultation on the UK Plan for rare diseases.
  
  Publisher: Department of Health (DH)
  Published Date: 2012
  
  
• Evaluation of the extended individual budget pilot programme for families with disabled children: the family journey one year on
  This report provides an update on the position and views of the original cohort of families that participated in the individual budget (IB) pilot 12-18 months after they began to receive their IB payments - these issues ...
  
  Publisher: Department for Education (DfE)
  Published Date: 2012
  
  
• The common-sense approach to moving and handling of disabled children and young people
  This guide offers a common-sense practical approach to the assessment of risk in relation to the moving and handling of disabled children and young people. It is intended to help make sure that the experiences of disabl ...
  
  Publisher: Scottish Government
  Published Date: 2012
  
  
• Personal health budgets and NHS Continuing Healthcare discussion paper
  This document is a discussion paper which explores personal health budgets for people receiving NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC). It will be of interest to healthcare professionals who have a role in NHS CHC or are co ...
  
  Publisher: Department of Health (DH)
  Published Date: 2012
  
  
• Disabled Children's access to Childcare (DCATCH): a qualitative evaluation
  This report presents the findings of two qualitative studies of families’ views on the acceptability and impact of access to childcare and an evaluation of three themes identified by the scoping study.
  
  Publisher: Department for Education (DfE)
  Published Date: 2011
  
  
• Individual budgets for families with disabled children
  This report seeks to present a detailed assessment of the progress made by the pilot sites over the original two-year programme. The report focuses on the means by which the pilots were set-up and delivered, and the reso ...
  
  Publisher: Department for Education (DfE)
  Published Date: 2011
  
  
• NHS at home: children's community nursing services
  This document shares the findings of a Department of Health review of the contribution community children's nursing services, as a key component of community children's services, can make to the future outcomes of integr ...
  
  Publisher: Department of Health (DH)
  Published Date: 2011
  
  
• Support and aspiration: A new approach to special educational needs and disability
  Proposals which would mean the biggest programme of reform in the education and health support for children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities in 30 years
  
  Publisher: Department for Education (DfE)
  Published Date: 2011
  
  
• Report of the National Review of Services for Disabled Children
  The Scottish Government has published the National Review of Services for Disabled Children, developed jointly with COSLA and the For Scotland's Disabled Children (FSDC) Liaison Project. The report includes a plan of act ...
  
  Publisher: The Scottish Government
  Published Date: 2011
  
  
• Local innovations in wheelchair and seating services
  This document aims to support PCTs and local wheelchair service managers in their commissioning and delivery of wheelchair and seating services by capturing current examples of local innovations that improve quality in w ...
  
  Publisher: Department of Health (DH)
  Published Date: 2010
  
  
• The special educational needs and disability review
  This review was commissioned to evaluate how well the legislative framework and arrangements served children and young people who had special educational needs and/or disabilities. It considered the early years, compulso ...
  
  Publisher: Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skill
  Published Date: 2010
  
  
• Testing of Disability Identification Tool for Schools
  This report presents the results of a project to test a draft tool to help schools identify and understand disabilities. It will be used to inform the content of the 2011 school census.
  
  Publisher: Department for Education (DfE)
  Published Date: 2010