CAMBRIDGESHIRE and PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTHMINUTES OF CHILDREN’S HEARING SERVICES WORKING GROUP MEETING

HELD ON THURSDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER 2012 AT 3.45 P.M.AT MEETING ROOM, CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, CITY CARE CENTRE,

THORPE ROAD, PETERBOROUGH

PRESENT

Dr J Measures – Consultant PaediatricianDr P Kabanda-Iga – Consultant PaediatricianFiona McCormack – Screening Co-ordinator and Team Leader for NHSPNickola Griffin – Local Manager for NHSPLinda Angus – Teacher of the DeafTeresa Quail – Sensory Support Teacher, Jack Hunt School, Lead Teacher of the Deaf for Secondary ProvisionMatthew Powell – Audiologist Jayne McKercer-Kay – Audiologist Wendy Wright – Audiology AssistantLiz Dawson-Butterworth – Audiological ScientistAnushri Patel - AudiologistSuzanne Taylor – Teacher of the DeafWendy Haskins – Teacher of the DeafDean Monaf – Parent & Rep for Peterborough & District Deaf Children’s Society

APOLOGIES

Gary Nethercott – Regional Director, NDCSKatherine Tateno – Speech and Language TherapistStephen Dart – Peripatetic Teacher of the Deaf

MINUTES TO ALSO GO TO:

Dr Venkat Reddy, Consultant PaediatricianDeborah Kennedy, PA to Interim Director of Children’s ServicesChristine Bellairs – Service Manager Complex Health Needs & Disabilities

HANDOVERJenny introduced Dr Proscovia Kabanda-Iga (Pross) to the team as hopefully she will be taking over Jenny’s role when she retires in March 2013.

MINUTES OF LAST MEETING

Matters Arising

Provision of Radio Aids/Specialised EquipmentIn future this may be written in to a child’s Statement and may have to be provided by the school. There are children who do not have a Statement so it is unclear how this would be managed in the future.

Peterborough Sensory Support ServicesStill see children with unilateral losses for monitoring. May only be a once a year visit for school aged children. Policy may change in the future. Suzanne has not yet met the Audiology Team re going through the early monitoring protocol etc. Provisional plan for Suzanne to go to an Audiology Audit Day.

Sensory Support Service NewsThe team has now moved to Northminster House. Still no landline or internet connections so having to use Bayard Place for computers and the telephone number 454460 goes to a mobile phone.

Parental Satisfaction Survey with Sensory Support ServicesTersea Quail is doing a parental survey which is a short version of an NDCS Survey Form.

Teachers of the Deaf at MiddletonAs Craig has left the work is being covered by Teresa, who goes on a Thursday afternoon, and Liz Skinner, who is working two days a week.

NEW AGENDA Items

1.0 Audiology NewsAnushri has joined the team (part time) but is going on maternity leave on 16th October.

2.0 Speech and Language TherapySecondary School ChildrenJenny did write to Debbie Chamberlain about the lack of speech and language therapy for secondary school children but has received no reply apart from the fact it is being looked at. Jenny will write again. ACTION: JMNOTE: Jenny has emailed Debbie Chamberlain again.

3.0 Draft QA Report Sensory Support Service will make sure they respond to any points. We can discuss the final report at the next CHSWG Meeting.

4.0 NHSP Screening Team NewsThe team is now fully staffed. Everyone on the team has had their appraisals. There has been some feedback from parental surveys and it seems that the antenatal information about the hearing screening is not working so well. Pregnant mums get the information and leaflets so early on in the pregnancy that it seems they do not fully understand the test when it is done. The screening team will look at this with the midwives.

5.0 Local DCS NewsDean reported the following figures:

Membership:113 families and deaf adults One deaf parent104 deaf children89 siblings13 professionals

Total of 322 members

Dean then fed back on news and forthcoming events.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

3.45 pm on Thursday 7th February 2012 3.15 pm for Sensory Support Services and Audiology 3.45 pm for everybody else

JLM/RJJ/10.10.2012