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Disabled children: a health priority
NHS Operating Framework makes disabled children local health priority for first time - but funding still needed Disabled children have been included as one of four local priority groups for service improvement in the NHS, through the operating framework announced today (Thursday 13th December). This is the first time that disabled children have been a priority group for the NHS. It comes at the end of a week when disabled children were confirmed as a priority for the Department for Children, Schools and Families in the Children's Plan. The NHS operating framework sets priorities for NHS bodies in England, including Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). Health services for all children, including reducing health inequalities, are included as a key national priority. Steve Broach, EDCM Campaign Manager, comments: "Health services matter just as much to families with disabled children as services traditionally provided by education and social care." "The fact that disabled children are a priority in the NHS Operating Framework for the first time shows just how far we have come since the launch of EDCM towards make disabled children a new priority." Steve Broach continues "This is the a fantastic Christmas present from government to families with disabled children. However, PCTs will need extra resources to deliver properly on this new priority." "We are still urging Health Ministers to commit specific funding, particularly in relation to short breaks, which they have consistently promised since the launch of Aiming High for Disabled Children." EDCM is also urging all Primary Care Trusts in England to sign up to the campaign's PCT Charter. So far, 7 PCTs have signed up.
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