North Yorkshire Children and Young People’s Support
Urgent Help
If you’re in crisis and need support, it’s important to get help. If you’ve seriously injured yourself or taken an overdose call 999 or get immediate medical advice from NHS 111 this also applies to a mental health crisis. You can also text the SHOUT National Crisis line on 85258.
NHS Commissioned Autism Assessment Providers
Specialist children’s services
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB commissions various Children’s Therapies including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Special School Nurses, Community Paediatrics, Clinical Psychology, Children’s Community Nurses and Learning Disability Nurses. The providers differ between the localities across North Yorkshire:
The provider for specialist children’s services for Hambleton and Richmondshire is Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. Specialist children’s services are for children and young people aged from 0-19 with physical, communication, learning and development difficulties or disabilities which affect health and wellbeing.
Services include Community Paediatrician, Clinical Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Special School Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. For more details on the service, referral criteria and referral form please visit the Harrogate Trust website.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton provides Children’s Community Nursing at the Children’s Hub. The service provides services to children aged 0-19 with life limiting/complex, chronic and short-term health needs who require clinical nursing interventions within various community settings. Referrals can be made to the service by health professionals, and colleagues from other services, such as education and social services. For more details on the service, referral criteria and referral form please visit the Children’s Hub – The Friarage.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton also provides the Paediatric Epilepsy Nursing service. This is for children and young people with Epilepsy who attend The Friarage Hospital. The service offers a telephone advice line which is available to families of patients living within the Friarage catchment area on 01642 854489. For more information please see HERE.
Email contact is also available using the team email at stees.childrensepilepsy@nhs.net.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
The provider for the Harrogate locality is Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. The Specialist Children’s Services are for children and young people aged 0-19 with physical, communication, learning and development difficulties or disabilities which affect health and wellbeing. Services include Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Special School Nursing. Referrals can be made to the service by health professionals, and colleagues from other services, such as education and social services. For more details on the service, referral criteria and referral form please visit the Harrogate Trust website.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust also provides the Specialist Community Nursing Team in the Harrogate locality. The service provides care for children aged 0-19 with life limiting conditions receiving education in special school settings or with severe learning disabilities. The service includes Community Learning Disability Nurses, Children’s Community Nursing and Special School Nurses. Referrals to the Children and Young People’s Specialist Community Nursing Team can be made by parents, guardians and health professionals. For more details on the service, referral criteria and referral form please visit the Harrogate Trust website.
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The provider for Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale is York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at Scarborough Hospital. The Trust provides a local, community service for children and young people aged 0-18 who have physical, occupational and speech and language difficulties in Scarborough and the surrounding areas.
The AHP Children’s Therapy Team for Children and Young People includes Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Physiotherapy. For more details on the service, referral criteria and referral form please visit the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Trust website.
The Children’s Community Nursing Team provides short- and long-term nursing input and support to children aged 0-19 (16-19 if in full time education). Independently managed teams are based at Scarborough Hospital. Children can be referred directly to the team from Paediatricians and the wider child health medical team, Allied Health Professionals, Children’s Community Teams, School Nurses and other health professionals. For more details on the service, referral criteria and referral form please visit the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Trust website.
The Sleep Charity
The Commissioned Service within North Yorkshire is provided by The Sleep Charity. It uses behavioural therapy, sleep clinics and workshops – rather than medication – to improve a child’s sleep health.
Referral Information
Click on the relevant links below for more information:
Referral information can be found on the flyer above. Once referred, a child and their family will be triaged to the most appropriate level of support, based on need, ranging from workshops and webinars, to one-on-one support with a specialist sleep practitioner.
Free Foundation Sleep Workshop for Parents/Carers and Professionals
The Sleep Charity have been commissioned to provide its online Foundation Sleep Workshop for families and professionals in the North Yorkshire area. This downloadable flyer provides more information about the Workshop.
Mental Health Support
Information about services and support available for children and young people’s mental health can be found in one place – The Go-To website. The website is designed to help young people, parents and carers and professionals find the right mental health and wellbeing support to help young people stay well.
Referrals
- The TEWV CAMHS/ADHD Referral Form is available, here
- Compass Phoenix: professionals’ referral form
- Healthy Child referrals click here
