Together achieving better decisions and brighter futures for Manchester families of children and young people aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
You may have heard about changes that are happening to our assessment pathways for Autism and ADHD in Greater Manchester. We recently shared a document from NHS Greater Manchester, but many people asked for more clarity around whether everyone will receive an assessment, and
There's an updated version of this NHS Greater Manchester document that was released in February 2026. Please visit our Neurodevelopmental Pathway page to read the latest updates on the changes to the ADHD and autism assessment pathways. We have received communications from NHS
The Forward Together project would like to invite parents and carers of individuals with severe or profound learning disabilities* living in Manchester or Salford to a "Community of Practice" (CoP) event where you can have a chance to: Meet other families in the same
Some of you may know that a new building is being developed to house some Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) teams and MPCF together in one building - and we need a name for it! We were originally going to call it the Greater
Work is currently under way to develop the Greater Manchester Autism Hub, led by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), who have been awarded the role of lead provider around autism for Greater Manchester (GM). As part of this development, the Social Communication Pathway
This session will provide information about NHS England’s national Dynamic Support Register (DSR) directive and new policy, including how we plan to launch this in Manchester. We aim for this to be an interactive session and want it to be a safe space for
HAVEN stands for "Hearing Accepting Valuing Every Neurotype" and is the result of a collaboration between various teams in the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), One Education, and the University of Manchester. It is first going to be delivered via the Autism in
We are aware that many parents and carers have questions or concerns about the support that their children will get once they get to adulthood. This Question-and-Answer (Q&A) session is an opportunity for parents and carers to ask questions about Preparing for Adulthood and
We are aware that many parents and carers have questions or concerns following the recent changes to the referral system for Manchester's Social Communication Pathway (SCP). This Question-and-Answer (Q&A) session is an opportunity for parents and carers to ask questions about the newly updated
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) have been awarded the role of lead provider around Autism for Greater Manchester (GM). As part of this development, the four diagnostic teams, community learning disability team in CAMHS and the new Intensive Support Team are to be
