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  • Where to go for information on sleep problems

    Sleep problems are very common among children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. Please see below to find out about organisations that can provide you with more information. Sheffield Family Centres Sheffield Family Centres have published videos about “Getting… tips diet and sleep nightmares and night terrors children with SEND babies and sleep These are on their website and a separate teen sleep hub with resources on teenagers’ sleep. You can go to the Children with SEND section by clicking on the below logo. They have an advice sheet for children and one for adults that you can download. Sheffield Parenting Hub The Sheffield Parenting Hub run one-hour “Time to Sleep” Seminars. These are suitable for parents of children aged 1-18 years and can be booked directly by parents on the Eventbrite webpage .…

  • Accessing health services

    How to access health services Schools and other education providers can help in getting a diagnosis for health problems observed in their setting. The following pages detail how to access different health services. It explains: what might prompt a referral who can make the referral what the service could offer. Either select the service you want to know more about by clicking on them under "In this section" or click the next buttons at the bottom of the page. This article only covers health services. Click here for information about accessing education and social care services provided by Sheffield City Council. …

  • Autism Assessment Clinic

    Teachers can also refer. Parents can go to the GP to ask for a referral. All referrals now require school and parent questionnaires to be completed before a referral will be accepted. This information is required to make sure the correct triage of children on the different pathways. Parents can… a child on the most appropriate pathway, not age. Please on click the logo below for information on what the service offers, who is involved and who to contact. The team can also be contacted directly by telephone on 0114 2717656. More information and resources You can find this on the Sheffield…

  • Multi-disciplinary two day assessment

    Who we support and referral reason We support children 3 to 16 years who may have a neurodevelopmental disorder. Their difficulties are significant and likely to be in more than one area. There may be queries about underlying medical conditions. Where we can deliver our services Services are provided within a number of locations including: The Ryegate Children’s Centre How to refer, who is involved and who to contact New referrals must come from a health professional such as: GP Ryegate consultant speech and language therapy Schools cannot refer directly. Parents must go to the GP to ask for a referral if no other health professional is already involved. Please on click the logo below for information on what the service offers, who is involved and who to contact. More information and resources You can find this on the Sheffield Children's Hospital Resource…

  • Visual Impairment Service

    Who we support and referral reason We support children where there are concerns about their eye health and visual function. Where we can deliver our services Services are provided at: A floor, Sheffield Children’s Hospital How to refer, who is involved and who to contact New referrals must come from a health professional such as: GP Consultant Optician Schools cannot refer directly. Please on click the logo below for information on what the service offers, who is involved and who to contact. More information and resources You can find this on the Sheffield Children's Hospital Resource Library. Click on the logo to find out more. …

  • Audiology / Hearing Services

    offered within 6 weeks. Parent/carers who are concerned about a child’s hearing can see their GP, school nurse, health visitor or speech and language therapist. Please on click the logo below for information on what the service offers, who is involved and who to contact. More information and resources You can find this on the Sheffield Children's Hospital Resource Library. Click on the logo to find out more. …

  • Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Out-Patient Service

    Who we support and referral reason We support children with physical difficulties. Our Physiotherapy Service sees patients for lots of different reasons depending on what illness, or condition they may have. Where we can deliver our services Services can be provided at: Sheffield Children’s Hospital Concord Move More Centre Advanced Wellness and Research Centre (Attercliffe) Springs Leisure Centre. How to refer, who is involved and who to contact Schools cannot refer directly. The referral must come from a medical professional such as: GP Consultant Allied Health professional Health visitor Parents can go to the GP to ask for a referral if no other health professional is involved. Please on click the logo below for information on what the service offers, who is involved and who to contact. More information and resources You can find…

  • Personal budgets overview

    Personal budgets are intended to give people more choice and control over their healthcare, social care and parts of their education. A personal budget is an amount of money identified by the local authority or the Integrated Care Board (ICB). You and your family may be able to receive some or all of this money instead of services that would otherwise be provided for you. There are three types of personal budgets. You can see more information on each type of Personal Budget by clicking under "In this section" or by clicking on next at the bottom of the screen.…

  • Personal budgets for special educational provision

    to the relevant services at any time. Decisions about personal budgets The local authority will let you know if your request for a personal budget is accepted or declined. If it is declined, they will tell you the reasons why. You will receive this information in writing. You can request a formal review of the decision if you do not agree with it. You can also contact SSENDIAS for impartial information about your rights. What a personal budget can be used for A personal budget for special educational provision can only be used for delivering some or part of the provision specified in Part F… There are four ways to manage a personal budget for special educational provision: Direct payments You and your family receive a cash payment from which you can contract, buy, and manage services yourself. Notional personal budgets You and your family are involved in decisions about how…

  • Personal health budgets

    budgets enable you and your family to have greater choice and flexibility over how your child or young person’s health outcomes can be met. South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) want more children and young people that want to receive will receive a personal health budget in future. They have…. This is also known as an integrated budget. For further information about personal health budgets, please visit: http://www.sheffieldccg.nhs.uk/Your-Health/personal-health-budget.htm Requesting an assessment for Children’s Continuing Care, NHS Funded Short Breaks or Continuing Healthcare for adults Requests for a Children’s Continuing Care Assessment, NHS Funded Short Breaks or a Continuing Healthcare for Adults assessment should be made by the clinical or social care team involved with you and your family to the Continuing Care team at the South Yorkshire ICB , who will progress…