| Committee/Panel: Health and Social Security Panel | |
| Launch Date: 6 January 2012 | Close Date: To be advised |
| Submissions Deadline: To be advised | Ministerial Response Date: To be advised |
| Review Status: Report published | |
About
Respite care for children and young adults
Terms of reference
- To assess what respite services are available to support families who have children and young adults with special needs such as complex health needs, "challenging" behaviour and autistic spectrum disorders.
- To assess whether the respite services available are fit for purpose and whether they can meet future needs.
- To determine what agencies are involved and what resources are available with particular reference to:
- Financial resources including government funding
- Property
- Manpower
- To assess what involvement third sector organisations have in the delivery of respite services and how these are funded.
- To examine what criteria is used to determine access to respite services and the level of care provided.
- To assess how the short and long term needs of the users are determined, and how these needs are provided for.
- To examine the transitional period from children's service to adult service, with particular reference to:
- Resources available
- How the transitional period is managed
- Any variation to the level of respite care provided
- To determine whether the States has responded to recommendations of previous reviews and enquiries into respite care for children and young adults.
- To examine any further issues relating to the topic that may arise in the course of the Scrutiny review that the Panel considers relevant.