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Dear all -
If you received or do receive a letter from the Borough regarding Vulnerable Children (especially those with social workers) attending school, please disregard.
This letter is targeted towards children within mainstream settings not pupils who attend specialist education - which under the current guidance from the DfE and PHE states :
"Many children and young people who have an EHC plan can remain safely at home. Where the risk assessment determines a child or young person with an EHC plan will be safer at home, it may be more appropriate for them to stay at home."
We send weekly updates and risk assessments to both the Borough, Social Care and to the DfE and all have agreed that you are right to keep your super heroes at home.
If you are worried about this letter - please contact me and I will go through it with you and ensure that your social worker is aware.
Keep safe!
Greenwich Community Hub Support for Families – Covid-19
During this time many families will be experiencing a range of challenges whether that is financial pressures or otherwise. If you need any help during this period and you have not got a family member, friend or neighbour who can help, the Greenwich Community Hub can provide support across a range of areas, including:
Contact the Greenwich Community Hub on:
Tel: 0800 470 4831
Email: covid19support@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Webpage for further information including volunteering opportunities - https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/communityhub
Please note, this is a community response and you should continue, at all times, to follow the advice being given by Public Health England.
Dear All
There are growing concerns amongst many paediatricians that children are presenting late to paediatric emergency departments due to worries about exposure to Covid-19 or not wanting to be a drain on NHS resources. Such delay may be life threatening for the child and also potentially increases the demand for critical care.
A note to our patients and families that paediatric emergency departments are safe and functioning well and that if they have serious concerns about their child’s health they should contact the GP and not be afraid to use the paediatric emergency department when it is required.
Where you have very vulnerable children with long term or recurrent respiratory problems and difficulties with chest clearance please do make sure they have an emergency care plan regarding who to call in the event of a deterioration and when they would need admission to hospital.
Thank you so much,
Dr Toni Wolff
BACD Chair