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There are many health services available to support children with SEN and disabilities and their families. In West Berkshire, some services are provided by the Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust (BHFT) and some are provided by the Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust (RBH).

BHFT provides:

RBH provides:

NHS England have also put together a list of dentists for residents who might need treatment:

Dentists

How does the Integrated Care System support children and young people with special educational needs?

SEND is a statutory priority within the Integrated Care Board in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB and there is an Executive Lead responsible and accountable for the statutory responsibilities for health around SEND. You can see services relating to special educational needs and disabilities via SEND | BOB ICB.

The Berkshire West Designated Clinical Officer (DCO) for SEND is funded by Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB to support all health partners and link with Reading Borough Council to implement the NHS requirements of the SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years - GOV.UK (under the Children's and Families Act 2014).

The DCO acts on behalf of the ICB and has a key role as clinical lead in ensuring that there is an understanding of, and adherence to legal SEND processes with local health providers of services as well as support improvements in SEND transformation from a health point of view.

Contact the DCO bobicb.dco@nhs.net.

If children need an occupational therapy assessment in the home, this would be done by an occupational therapist from the Children with Disabilities Team within West Berkshire Council (and not by an occupational therapist from Health). Please see details of the Children with Disabilities Team.