Children and Family Services
As an organisation we hold over 15 years experience of providing services to children with a range of health and social care needs. We currently provide services to over 300 children throughout the UK, with services provided through our Specialist Childcare Support Workers.
Allied Healthcare provide services to children, young people and their families with a wide range of needs that include:
- Children and young people with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Children and young people with Complex Health Needs
- Children and young people with Physical Disabilities (including those dependent on a range of equipment to support their mobility)
- Children and young people with profound Multiple Disabilities
- Children and young people with severe Learning Disabilities
- Children and young people with Challenging Behaviour
- Contact Supervision Services to children and young people in the care of the State
- Children and young people with Disabled Parents
- Children and families who require Social Contracts.
Range of services available:
- Respite
- Befriending
- Holiday support
- Play and social support
- Arts, crafts and outside activities
- Gastrostomy and peg care
- School and homework support
- Chaperone and transport
- Contact supervision
- Children and families with dual diagnosis and substance misuse
Current Provision
Allied Healthcare has over 30 years dedicated experience in delivering care solutions to the healthcare and social sector. In accordance, the development of Allied’s unique Continuing Healthcare and Children’s Services has contributed significantly to NHS Trusts and Local Authorities achieving their objectives (as outlined within Every Child Matters and the Aiming High agenda). To support high quality governance, Allied Healthcare has a dedicated Children’s Services committee, which regularly meets to review and improve policies and service plans.
Allied Healthcare are working in conjunction with:
ACT
ACT is the only organisation working across the UK to achieve the best possible quality of life and care for every life-limited or life-threatened child or young person and their family.
ACT supports a children’s palliative care professional and family membership across the UK and provides a national helpline and information service. ACT produces a range of publications and resources, including care pathways for life-limited or life-threatened children and young people, and publishes the International Journal for Children’s Palliative Care.
They take a lead on lobbying and campaigning for sustainable children’s palliative care services and plays a key role in ensuring that the needs of all affected children and their families are heard.
Our Association with ACT
ACT represents a membership of over 800 families and children’s palliative care professionals. Allied Healthcare have been a member of ACT for over a year and look to raise awareness of the needs of children and of the families of children with life-limiting conditions. We actively promote the services of ACT and their support literature, which can be found below.
ACT for Families
Best Practice Prompts
Children and Adult’s Palliative Care
Children’s Palliative Care Definitions
Membership Info
Publication Order Form
Family Companion Order Form (free document)
By joining ACT, Allied Healthcare adds its support to the lobbying efforts of ACT. Click on ACT's logo to be directed to their website.
Children in Wales
Allied Healthcare is also a corporate member of Children in Wales.
Children in Wales is a membership body and is open to individuals and organisations from a breadth of backgrounds with varying interests, but all of whom are interested in improving the lives of children and young people in Wales.
To read about Children in Wales and their core activities, click here.
Eric
ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence) is a national children’s health charity dealing with bedwetting, daytime wetting, constipation and soiling in children and young people.
ERIC provides information, support and resources to families and health professionals on bladder and bowel problems and looks to improve the childhood experience.
For more information, call the ERIC helpline on: 0845 370 8008 (10am - 4pm) or visit the online product catalogue by
clicking here. YoungMinds
YoungMinds is the UK's only national charity committed to improving the mental health and emotional well-being of all children and young people. Allied Healthcare actively support the YoungMinds literature and have attached some of their documents below. Click on YoungMind's logo to be directed to their website.
Self-Injury
ADHD
Depression
Eating Disorders
Entering Adulthood
Stay in School
Mental Health Needs
Staff & Training
Allied have a rigorous recruitment process to ensure we employ only the highest standard of worker, thus providing the highest quality of service. All of our Children's Support Workers have an enhanced CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) check, and are fully trained for child specific services. Our prime consideration is to ensure that the best candidate is selected, regardless of sex, race or other personal characteristics. In addition to our standard induction, Allied Healthcare's children's workers also complete a 2 day Child Specific induction to enable them to fully understand the service that they will be delivering. Coupled with this induction all staff undertake Paediatric 1st Aid and Basic Life Support and Children’s Safeguarding at Level 2.
All workers are required to register for the QCF Diploma- Level 2 upon completion of their Induction Training, should the training qualification not already be held. We also actively encourage staff to register for the QCF Diploma- Level 3 qualification once this has been completed in order to aid worker professional development.
For all health needs, our Children’s Services team will work with the carers to train on specialist healthcare tasks.
Contact Us
To find out more about our children’s services near you, call 0800 58 77 999 or click here to be directed to our Contact Us page.
Funding Help and Advice
When you are faced with arranging care for yourself or a loved one, you may be approached with a number of different terms for funding. If you are unfamiliar with the terms, it may result in you not receiving the correct benefits which you are entitled to.
For advice and funding support on care, click here to find out more.
Care Planning
All children and young people who receive care from Allied Healthcare will be made aware of what services they will receive, how they will be cared for and the type of carer they will receive in accordance to their individual needs. To read more about Care Planning, click here.
Safeguarding Policy
Allied Healthcare also have a Safeguarding policy in place for all children and their families.
Complaints for Children under 18
Safeguarding Children
Safeguarding Children Training
Children’s Care
Allied Healthcare is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, adults, young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Related Links
To view our Childrens Service User Guide, click here.
To view our Childrens Service Newsletter, click here.
To view our Childrens Statement of Purpose, click here.
ACT
Children in Wales
ERIC
YoungMinds
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