Issue - meetings

          The Board received a report which provided an overview on the Transition Team.  The Transition Team was established in 2017 with a remit to work with young people with severe learning disabilities (SLD) and physical and sensory disabilities (PSD) to ensure they had a smooth transition from children’s services to adult services.

          The Board also received a presentation from the lead Occupational Therapist, which described a piece of research that had been undertaken to identify some of the issues surrounding the delays in provision of disabled paediatric equipment in Halton and the impact this had on families.

          The research made a number of recommendations which were noted as follows:

·       Review how the process of service provision could be streamlined;

·       Compile a policy for the supply of all equipment for disabled children encompassing acceptable timescales in all areas of provision; and

·       Purchase a core stock to reduce early intervention time after initial assessment.

It was also noted that the budget for this service area was currently £25,000, however, in order to purchase the required specialised bespoke equipment, this budget would require a substantial increase.

RESOLVED:  That the Board note the report.