Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
2094. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the status of the policy initiative in relation to Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People as expressed in the National Service Plan 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36530/21]
View answerUnder the Progressing Disability’s Services programme, the HSE is currently reconfiguring children’s disability services into Children’s Disability Network Teams.
The HSE is establishing a total of 91 Children’s Disability Networks across its nine Community Healthcare Organisations, each comprised of one specialist inter-disciplinary Children’s Disability Network Team to work with children with complex disability needs, aged from birth to 18 years. 41 of the 91 network teams are now fully reconfigured.
These teams will provide inter disciplinary, child and family centred healthcare services ensuring that children are directed to the most appropriate service based on the complexity of their presenting needs rather than based on diagnosis.
