Children with disabilities
Services for children with disabilities in this borough are provided by a multi-agency service, ESCAN (Ealing Service for Children with Additional Needs). This is a joint initiative between Ealing Primary Care Trust and Ealing Council.
The service acts as a single point of information, providing improved access to referral, assessment and appropriate help for children and young people with disabilities in the borough.
Staff from the following services have moved into one site creating a specialist centre where professionals and families can access advice, information and services:
Children and families social care
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Children with disabilities team
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Family Link and Sitting Service
Education - Special educational needs
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Educational Psychology
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Portage
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SENS
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SEN admin
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SEN transport
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Early support keywork team
Health - child development team
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Paediatric Occupational Therapy
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Paediatric Physiotherapy
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Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy
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Community Consultant Paediatricians and Registrars
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Specialist health visitors
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Clinical Psychology
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Dietitians
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Audiology
Who can apply for these services?
Access and eligibility for the above services vary. For
further information on how to contact the individual services
telephone the customer contact centre on (020) 8825 8000.
Emergency referrals
All referrals must be made to the customer contact
centre on (020) 8825 8000.
How
to contact ESCAN
The centre is at: Carmelita House, 21-22 The Mall, Ealing, W5
6PJ
Central reception tel: (020) 8825 8700
Useful contacts
More information about services for children with additional
needs and disabilities is available on the
Ealing Help website.