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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-28more like thismore than 2019-01-28
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Disability: Children more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve the quality of health and social care services for disabled children. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-02-05more like thismore than 2019-02-05
answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan set out a range of actions to improve health outcomes for disabled children and young people.</p><p> </p><p>Over the next three years, autism diagnosis will be included alongside work with children’s mental health services to test and implement the most effective ways to reduce waiting times for specialist services.</p><p> </p><p>By 2023/24 children and young people with a learning disability or autism, with the most complex needs will have a designated keyworker.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England will work with partners to allow hearing, sight and dental checks for children and young people with a learning disability, autism or both in special residential schools.</p><p> </p><p>Over the next five years, we will see the national learning disability improvement standards implemented across all services funded by the National Health Service, and by 2023/24, a digital flag in electronic patient records will ensure staff know the reasonable adjustments needed by a person with a learning disability or autism.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019/20, we will continue to fund sports and activity prostheses for children who have suffered limb loss or who have a limb deficiency.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continue to work with the Department for Education to ensure health services and social care services work together locally to deliver the best outcomes for children with a disability.</p>
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-02-05T17:13:11.107Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-05T17:13:11.107Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this