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NHS failing to meet SEND support costs, say MPs

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  • Friday, February 15, 2019
  • | CYP Now
Councils are spending hundreds of millions of pounds a year on providing basic support such as wheelchairs and therapy for children with special needs which should be paid for by the health service, MPs have warned.

Parents' anger over SEND failures in Swindon

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  • Friday, January 18, 2019
  • | CYP Now
Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Swindon face a "bleak" future due to a lack of support from council and health services, inspectors have been told.

National child death database to launch next year

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  • Wednesday, October 17, 2018
  • | CYP Now
A new national database recording all child deaths is to launch in April next year in a bid to improve information sharing which will help prevent future deaths, the government has announced.

CYP Now top 10 stories September 2018

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  • Friday, September 28, 2018
  • | CYP Now
With MPs returning from their summer break and local authorities beginning preparations for next year's budgets, it has been a busy month in the sector. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website in September.

ADCS chief: Cuts to early help services 'inevitable'

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  • Wednesday, August 22, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Early help services for vulnerable children and families face deep cuts in the coming year unless the government provides extra funding for councils, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

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