The CCG has a major role in ensuring the timely and effective delivery of health services to Children in Care and Care leavers it is required to do so under section 10 of the Children Act 2004.
A Designated Doctor and Nurse are employed as strategic leads to advise and assist DCCG, other commissioners of health services and local authorities within their area accommodating children and young people in fulfilling their responsibilities to improve the health of looked-after children.
Notification for Children in Care being placed in Dorset Process
Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group has dedicated medical service commissioned through Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust who complete all Initial health assessments (IHA’s). The Children in Care Health Teams commissioned through Dorset Healthcare (Community Trust) are collocated within the three Local Authorities within the county of Dorset. They are able to support the health needs of children and young people accommodated by either Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) and Dorset Council (DC) or placed in Dorset by other local authorities.
The medical Service are able to complete Initial Health Assessments for children placed in Dorset by other local Authorities under a Service Level Agreement, using the national tariff recommended in ‘Payment By Results’ Document.
These can be requested by sending the appropriate paperwork by secure email to LAC, Poole Hospital or by post (recorded delivery) to this address:
A/O Hannah Stokes LAC Administrator / Medical Secretary
Children in Care Administrator/Support Secretary
Child Development Centre
Poole Hospital
0300 019 3346
We suggest that you make prior contact by telephone first to 0300 019 3346. The medical service will return the SLA for agreement and an outline of their process to complete and return.
The Children in Care health teams are able to complete Review Health Assessments under a Service Level Agreement, using the national tariff recommended in ‘Payment By Results’ document.
These can be requested by sending the appropriate paperwork by secure email to LAC, Dorset Healthcare or by post (recorded delivery) to this address:
A/O Dorset Healthcare Children in Care and Care Leavers Health Team
01305 361127
dhc.dorsetcichealth@nhs.net
We suggest that you make prior contact by telephone first to 01305 361127. The Children in Care Health team will return the SLA for agreement and an outline of their process to complete and return. The team can also provide some follow up health support, again subject to arranging via an additional SLA.
Children in Care event 2019
Contact details
Jenna Pitt can be contacted directly for any health related operations queries for all children in care, young people and care leavers.