A range of services (known as the local offer) are available to children and young people up to the age of 25 who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families. These services are provided by the NHS and Bromley Council.
You can find out more information about what is available on Bromley Council’s website.
The Bromley Local offer includes:
Understanding autism and waiting for a diagnosis can be a stressful time. We have created a leaflet to provide key information, including understanding autism and the referral and assessment process, and where to get support. If you would like this guide in another language or format (such as large print) please email bromley.contactus@selondonics.nhs.uk or call 07824 503760.
The Children and Young People’s Dynamic Support Register (DSR) is for those under 18 who are at high risk of going into a mental health hospital if they do not get the right care and treatment in the community.
It provides a space for professionals from across health, education and social care, as well as colleagues from the SELECT key worker programme and Positive Support Group, to come together and talk about the support a child or young person may need.
The benefits to being included on the DSR are:
To be included on the children’s DSR children/young people should be:
In addition to the above criteria:
The national policy outlines the following RAG rating criteria for the DSR:
Blue: The child/young person is currently an inpatient at a mental health hospital.
Red: There is immediate risk that the child/young person will be admitted to a mental health hospital. The child/family are experiencing crisis and the risks of admission to a mental health hospital are not/cannot be managed in the community.
Amber: There will be an immediate risk that the child/young person will be admitted to a mental health hospital without urgent intervention. There could be a significant high risk of becoming mentally unwell and/or family/placement breakdown.
Green: There are some risks that could lead to child/young person being admitted to a mental health hospital, but currently these risks are being effectively managed in the community.
The DSR holds information on:
The following Agencies are core members of the DSR Panel:
For all referrals to the CYP DSR, for those aged under 18 (including self-referrals), the following process applies:
Before any child/young person can be added to the DSR consent must be obtained in one of the following ways:
The DSR fact sheet should be given to the child/young person or their parent/carer so that informed consent can be given for inclusion on the DSR.
Once consent has been obtained then the referral form should be completed and returned to the Bromley DSR inbox: Bromley.DSR@selondonics.nhs.uk, along with the consent form.
Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Not consenting to join the DSR will not affect current support in anyway.
More information on the DSR can be found here:
NHS England » Dynamic support registers and Care (Education) and Treatment Review code of practice
A C(E)TR is a person-centred review to ensure the care (education) and treatment and support needs of the individual person and their family are met, and that barriers to progress and/or discharge are challenged and overcome.
Please see the following link for further information:
Dynamic support register and Care (Education) and Treatment Review – Policy and guidance | PDF