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Specialist Children’s Services

Specialist Children's Services are for children and young people, 0-19 years of age, with physical, communication, learning and developmental difficulties or disabilities which affect health, development and wellbeing.

The Specialist Children’s Services Team has two Child Development Centres:

Child Development Centre

Harrogate District Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX

Tel. 01423 553122

Child Development Centre

24 Brompton Road

Northallerton

North Yorkshire

DL6 1EA

Tel. 01423 542490

Email: hdft.scsadmin@nhs.net

Our team is made up of a variety of specialists and we offer:

Children’s Autism Assessments

The Children's Autism Assessments Service is based in both Harrogate and Hambleton and Richmondshire, and provides an autism assessment and diagnosis pathway for children and young people aged 0-19.

Children and Young People’s Specialist Community Nursing Team

Providing care for children aged 0-19 with life-limiting conditions, receiving education in special school settings or with severe learning disabilities.

Children’s Occupational Therapy

Our occupational therapists and therapy assistants work with children and young people who have significant difficulties which impact on their development and/or ability to participate in everyday activities.

Children’s Speech and Language Therapy

We provide services for children and young people who have difficulties with their speech, language and communication and/or eating, drinking and swallowing.

Children’s Physiotherapy 2023

Our physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants work with children and young people who have conditions which affect physical development, walking, movement, balance, coordination and posture. We also help children who have conditions that affect breathing.

New Community Paediatricians

We see children in the Harrogate, Hambleton & Richmondshire area with health and development issues which impact on their education. We carry out medical assessments of children with Special Educational Needs, as requested by the education authority. These reports aid decision making about entitlement and provision of resources to meet their needs. We contribute specialist […]

Children’s Clinical Psychology for Under 5’s

Our paediatric clinical psychologist works with children and their families to help them with a range of behavioural and emotional problems, including anxiety and learning disabilities.