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Independant Assesment - Speech & LanguageThere is no rule that says you cannot ask or pay yourself for a
second opinion. In 1991 the
Government published a Patient’s Charter, which has been updated and includes a
patient’s right to ask for a second opinion in the This right is problematic when dealing with education
boards/authorities. In This is due to the difficulties many parents/carers have
experienced with the acceptance of private/independent reports by education
boards/authorities. If you obtain an agreement from your Health trust that the
independent report is correct it will be given more consideration by the
Education boards/authorities. This is particularly important when making a request for a
statement of Special educational needs. If you cannot gain agreement from the Health trust, the Boards
MUST make reference to a private/independent specialists report, and if the Board
does not agree with the private/independent specialist advice it must give details
as to why
it does not agree. To access information on Independent speech and language therapy
browse the web-site www.helpwithtalking.com this
website appears to have the contact details of therapists through out
To access information on independent Occupational therapist browse
the Association of Occupational therapist
www.aoti.ie then click on private
practice listings.
OR Contact the British Association of Occupational Therapists @ Click on "find an OT near you" then click on "COT Specialist section –independent practice" then click on
"Search our online directory". |