This week we attended the Local Area Partnership SEND ‘Deep Dive’ chaired by The Department for Education with support from The Care Quality Commission. Senior officers from Worcestershire County Council and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust were quizzed about their…
This week 10 parent carer ‘reps’ from WPCF met with senior leaders from the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust‘s CAMHS service and mental health commissioners from Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. It was the start of a…
This weekend 18 of our parent carer ‘reps’ came together in person, to celebrate the festive season. It was our chance to say thank you for their commitment, involvement, encouragement and investment in improving all things SEND in Worcestershire. There…
We are looking for members to join our Marginalised Parent Carer Task Group! The Worcestershire Parent Carer Forum (WPCF) represents families of children and young people aged 0-25 with special education needs and disabilities (SEND). Our aim is to ensure…
Tonight 8 WPCF parent carer ‘reps’ met with Worcestershire’s Designated Clinical Officer (DCO) to discuss the guidance Worcestershire GPs receive to support children and young people with SEND. We were also joined by 2 Worcestershire GPs and 2 Worcestershire SENCOs.…
As we predicted we are starting to hear from Worcestershire parent carers who are being issued generic ‘attendance concern’ letters (that warn of fines & legal proceedings) for their SEND children. Many of these children have neurodivergent diagnoses and aren’t…
Last week Worcestershire Parent Carer Forum attended the Healthwatch Worcestershire Public Board meeting representing Worcestershire parent carers and acting in our capacity as a co-opted Board member for Healthwatch Worcestershire. The morning included updates on services for young people’s emotional…
Last week, 2 of our parent carer reps, Alison and Hazel, met up with Cathy Parvin, a Director from Dyspraxia Education, a national dyspraxia charity that just so happens to have its HQ in Worcester. Dyspraxia Education has worked with…
This week, 14 representatives of Worcestershire Parent Carer Forum met with senior officials from Worcestershire County Council and Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Attendees included Adam Johnston (Director of Children’s Services), Daniela Carson (Director of All-Age Disability),…
Thank you to everyone who attended our official AGM today. 13 parent carers from Worcestershire attended and were updated on the forum’s activities from April 2023 to March 2024. Official AGM minutes will follow shortly, but here are some of…
