Archived decisions
Area SENco responses
Location |
Waterlooville |
Eastleigh |
Totton |
Basingstoke |
Aldershot |
Area covered |
Havant, Fareham & Gosport |
Eastleigh, Winchester and Test Valley |
New forest |
Basingstoke & Deane |
Rushmoor, Hart |
PCT links |
East Hants, Fareham and Gosport |
Southampton and Mid Hants |
New Forest. Ringwood and Fordingbridge are covered by Wiltshire Health Authority |
North Hants |
Blackwater Valley & Hart |
No of Area Senco's |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
Referral system for S< |
Through Health visitor (Havant ASs can go straight to S< but not Fareham & Gosport AS) |
Setting SENcos refer direct to S< |
Through Health Visitor / GP |
Through multi-disciplinary team |
Through Health Visitor |
S&L waiting time |
6 weeks |
9 months |
3 months+ |
Not known |
6 months |
Referral system for OT |
Through Health Visitor |
Area SENcos refer |
Health Visitor / GP |
Through Paediatrician |
Not known |
OT waiting time |
Not known |
2/3 months |
No referrals made to OT due to long waiting time |
Over 12 months |
No referrals made to OT due to long waiting time |
Settings involved in therapy delivery |
No |
Pre-schools receive visits from OT and feel involved but not for S< |
No |
S< attend pre-school occasionally |
No |
Settings link with Portage |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Area Senco's part of local multidisciplinary team |
Havant yes, Fareham & Gosport no |
Not known |
No |
Not known |
Varies patch to patch |
Other issues |
Health Visitors not always available or reliable in referring on. Specialist equipment for use in pre-school Confusion over roles |
Specialist equipment for use in pre-school Confusion over roles |
No Early Years Centre Specialist equipment for use in pre-school Confusion over roles |
Specialist equipment for use in pre-school Confusion over roles |
Setting SENcos sometimes low in confidence, this is improving with training and experience Confusion over roles |