Appendix 1 - Barnet Child development team referral form – (Feb 2023).
Child development service referral information
Who we are, where we are, and what we do:
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Developmental Paediatrics (Barnet Community Paediatric Team) (Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust) |
Child Health HQ, Edgware Community Hospital, 3 rd floor Westgate House Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, HA8 0AD |
020 7794 0500 ext 26382 |
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Paediatric Audiology (Whittington Health NHS) |
Whittington Health, 1st floor, Northgate House, Edgware Hospital, Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, HA8 0AD |
020 3316 8080 |
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Children’s Integrated Therapies, including Speech & Language Therapy, Dysphagia, Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy (Whittington Health NHS) |
3 rd floor Westgate House, Edgware Community Hospital, Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, HA8 0AD. |
020 3316 8900 email: whh-tr.barnetcit@nhs.net |
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EYSEND (Early Years SEND Advisory Team) (LB of Barnet) |
Early Years Centre, Oakleigh Road North, London, N20 0DH |
020 8361 2456 ext 1 emails: admin@eysend.barnetmail.net (secure emails only) rf.barnetpreschoolteachingteam@nhs.net (secure for nhs.net mail users) |
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Specialist Schools / Specialist Nurse SEND (CLCH NHS Healthcare Trust) |
Emails only |
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Specialist Team – AAT (Autism Advisory Team) - only referrals from Schools and Colleges are accepted (BELS Autism School Services Team) |
Please see our ‘Working with the Autism Advisory team’ document on our local offer webpage Autism Advisory Teamregarding the referral process and secure ways to send referrals via email. |
email: autism.team@barnet.gov.uk (enquiries only) |
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Specialist Team – BEAM (Barnet Early Autism Model) (BELS Early Years Autism Service) |
Barnet Education and Learning Service, 3rd Floor, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London NW9 4EW |
email: BEAM.Team@barnet.gov.uk (secure emails only) |
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Specialist Teams – D&HS (Deaf & Hearing Support Team), PD&CN (Physical Disability & Complex Needs Support Team), SSTV (Specialist Teaching Team, Vision) (BELS) |
Barnet Education and Learning Service, 3rd Floor, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London NW9 4EW |
D&HS email: D&HS.Team@barnet.gov.uk PD&CN email: pd.team@barnet.gov.uk STTV email: VI.Team@barnet.gov.uk (secure emails only) |
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0-25 Disabilities Team, Occupational Therapy (LB of Barnet) |
Barnet Council Family Services. 2 nd Floor, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London NW9 4EW |
020 8359 4066 email: mash@barnet.gov.uk |
NOTE ABOUT FAMILY ADDRESS, GP ADDRESS and IMPACT ON SERVICES:
If the family live out of borough they will not see the Barnet Preschool Teaching Team (EY SEND) and will be referred by the hospital team or community team to their local EY SEND (also known as portage) service. If the GP is in Barnet, regardless of which borough the family lives in, then their health needs will be met by Barnet teams eg community paediatricians, therapists, audiology etc. For education services like EY SEND or the SEND team (special educational needs and disability), that comes from the borough of residence, regardless of where their GP is based. Parents need to be aware that living in one borough with a GP in another is complicated and often means services are less joined up and harder to access at times, so if at all possible it is recommended to have the GP and the home postcode in the SAME borough.
Developmental Paediatrics:
This refers to a community based paediatrician (children’s doctor) who specialises in children and young people (0-18yrs) who have developmental and possible health needs that need ongoing care. We work in a multidisciplinary group (ie with other professionals in the community) to support the child and family as a whole and liaise closely too with hospital services if needed. We aim to have appointments in community settings and to ensure you have the same doctor for most of these appointments to enable continuity.
Early Years SEND Advisory Team (previously called Pre-school teaching team (Barnet)):
This refers to an early intervention service for children with complex Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. They offer mainly home-based teaching support to children under the age of 5 who live in the London Borough of Barnet. The Early Years SEND Advisory Team is a registered Portage Service. The Early Years SEND Advisory Team offers intervention to children who are showing some delays or difficulties in their development. We aim to work together with parents and carers to help children make developmental progress. From the information available at the multi-agency referral meeting, a decision will have been made that the Early Years SEND Advisory Team could have a role to play in supporting a child.
Children’s Integrated Therapies (CIT)
Barnet Children's Integrated Therapies (CIT) (whittington.nhs.uk) Contact: whh-tr.barnetcit@nhs.net
The Children’s Integrated Therapies (CIT) service offers both integrated and single therapies dependent upon need and will provide specialist assessment, treatment and management for those children that meet the criteria for the service. The CIT service offers universal services in the form of groups in Children’s Centres and Schools, targeted services offering early intervention and blocks of therapeutic intervention and specialist services requiring trans- disciplinary interventions and specialist services such as dysphagia.
The team works with children and parents/carers in schools, Children’s centres, clinics and their homes to make an assessment of need and then to deliver therapy accordingly. Children and young people who have an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) will continue to have therapy according to the recommendations set out in the plan.
The CIT team work with colleagues in education and social care to deliver an integrated service for children and young people and will share information only to support the care outcomes for the Child or Young Person.
The service runs drop-in sessions groups in Children’s centres which offer a pre referral assessment for under 5 year olds, please contact your local Children’s Centre for further information. To arrange a virtual drop-in session, please call 020 3316 8900 or email whh-tr.barnetcit@nhs.net
Contact: Single Point of Access (SPA), 3rd Floor, Westgate House, Edgware Community Hospital, Burnt Oak Lane, Edgware, London HA8 0AD. Tel: 0300 300 1821 Service email address: whh-tr.barnetcit@nhs.net
Referrals to Barnet CIT: Barnet Children's Integrated Therapies (CIT) (whittington.nhs.uk)
The Referral form should be posted or emailed to the service at the address above.