Surveys of parents of disabled children were conducted in 30 local areas of England asking them to rate health, education and care and family support services. When asked what support parents had received in the past 12 months, more than 70 per cent said 'none'.
Care and family support services include social worker services, short breaks, childcare and play provision, home adaptations and emotional support. When asked if they had received the care and support they required for their child in the past 12 months, one third said they had received little or none of what they needed.
The research was carried out as part of the Government's Aiming Higher for Disabled Children strategy, which pledges to introduce a national indicator on disabled children that measures local performance (News, 21 May). The programme sets out standards of the services that disabled children and their families should be able to expect in every area.
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