Children with disabilities
We work with various departments in NHS Highland to offer a service to help children and families. This includes working with:
- Child Health and Disability
- Occupational therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Speech and language therapists
- Dietitians
The children's disability teams are part of the family teams. This makes sure all children with disabilities are considered first as children, and their needs are assessed in the context of their family, school and community. We want children and young people with disabilities need to be included in and nurtured by their families, their schools and their communities.
Self-Directed Support (SDS)
The Independent Living Fund Scotland
The Independent Living Fund Scotland administers funding for disabled people in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
This funding is additional to what statutory authorities (local authorities, health and social care partnerships (HSCPs), Health and Social Care Trusts (HSCTs)) provide and ensures that disabled people can purchase additional social care support to enable them to live independently in their communities.