Community paediatricians
For assessment, diagnosis and management of children and young people with a wide range of developmental difficulties and disabilities (plus associated conditions) in the following clinical areas:
- educational paediatrics - including statutory medical assessments and annual reviews of children with learning difficulties and complex additional needs
- neurodevelopmental disorders - including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- neurodisability - including cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome and genetic and chromosomal conditions and syndromes
Children and young people (aged 0 to 18 years or up to 19 if still in education) registered with a GP in Mid Essex are eligible for this service.
Contact one of the following healthcare professionals to get children and young people access to this service:
- audiologists
- GP
- health visitors
- mental health service professionals
- school nurses
- therapists