Aiming High for Disabled Children
The Government wants disabled children to be a priority, both nationally and locally: a commitment confirmed in the NHS Operating Framework and in the Children's Plan.
Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC), launched in May 2007, is the transformation programme for disabled children's services.
Supported by substantial new funding and measures designed to make the system work better, the AHDC programme aims to deliver:
- Access and empowerment for disabled children and families
- Responsive services and timely support
- Improved service quality and capacity
For more information, download the Programme summary or go to the Policy
context page.
To obtain a hard copy of the Programme summary, email Prolog
and quote reference: 00397-2008LEF-EN
Delivering the programme
The Government wants to support professionals, managers and children's services commissioners to deliver the programme.
A range of resources are available under each of the following five workstreams, which are currently AHDC priorities:
For details of other programme areas, go to the Other
areas of work page.
The programme is monitored by a Ministerial Implementation Group to ensure key
stakeholders are brought together and all interests are represented.
Further information
To keep up to date with progress, read the latest Programme news.
Email the AHDC
Implementation team with questions, comments or suggestions.
Details of how to register for email bulletins on AHDC programme news will be
added here shortly.
This page was last updated on 15 May 2008
