Town's pledge to disabled children

WARRINGTON has committed to making life better for disabled children and young people and their families by signing the Disabled Children’s Charter for Health and Wellbeing Boards.
The borough’s Health and Wellbeing Board brings together key leaders from health and social care to develop a shared understanding of the needs of their local communities and how to address them.
It is the driving force behind the local Health and Wellbeing strategy which aims to bring about changes to public services so they are more focused on promoting, maintaining and increasing the overall health and wellbeing of people and the borough as a whole.
Cllr Pat Wright, (pictured) the borough council’s executive member for health, wellbeing and adult social care said: “Partners across Warrington are committed to promoting and improving the long term wellbeing of the people who live and work here.
“By signing the charter we have pledged to meet commitments in the next year including engaging directly with local disabled children, young people and parent carers, setting outcomes for local partners to meet, and promoting early intervention and smooth transitions between children and local adult services.”
Dalton Leong, chief executive of The Children’s Trust, Tadworth said: “By signing our Disabled Children’s Charter, Warrington is showing that it cares about meeting its responsibilities towards local disabled children, young people and their families.
“We are confident that families with disabled children in Warrington can look forward to Warrington’s Health and Wellbeing Board delivering its commitments in the coming months.”