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Home > Council & democracy > Council meetings > Decision - Therapy Provision for Children Under 5 with Special Education Needs and Disabilities Proposal

Decision details

Therapy Provision for Children Under 5 with Special Education Needs and Disabilities Proposal

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Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This item is seeking funding for speech and language therapy and occupational therapy to deliver early intervention treatment for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

This treatment will be delivered in parent support groups in locations across the borough, and will provide improved access to therapy care for local children and families.

Decision:

The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Question and officer response were noted.

 

DECISION

 

1.    To approve the commissioning of Bart’s Health via a direct award for a two year contract to deliver the following therapies provision: (a) Speech and Language Treatment (SLT) for Children in Tower Hamlets age 3-5 and (b) SLT and Occupational Therapy (OT) Treatment for Children age 0-5 with social communication difficulties (value of the contract: £343,174 per annum, total cost over two years: £686,348)

 

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, CHILDREN AND CULTURE (J. THOMAS)

(Senior Commissioning Manager (J. Courtney)

 

Report author: Judith St John

Publication date: 11/03/2022

Date of decision: 09/03/2022

Decided at meeting: 09/03/2022 - Cabinet

Effective from: 19/03/2022

Accompanying Documents:

  • Therapy Provision for Children Under 5 with Special Education Needs and Disabilities Proposal pdf icon PDF 316 KB

 

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