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Manchester Local Care Organisation (MLCO) is the public sector organisation that runs NHS community health services and adult social care services in Manchester. They also work closely with mental health services and primary care (GPs) to improve the health of local people in our city.

As a partnership organisation, MLCO has brought together teams that provide community-based care (also known as out of hospital care) from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH), Manchester City Council, Manchester Health & Care Commissioning (MHCC), and the Manchester Primary Care Partnership. They include district nurses, social workers, health visitors, therapists, support staff and many other health and care professionals.

You can find the full list of MLCO services on their website.

Below are some articles and events on our website that relate to Manchester Local Care Organisation:

Manchester SEND Survey 2024

We have just published this year's SEND Survey, with the aim of getting parents' and carers' views on how Manchester City Council, Manchester Local Care Organisation (MLCO), Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), and other providers/settings across Education, Health, and Social Care have performed

By |2024-10-07T13:32:59+01:00August 25th, 2024|Categories: Get Involved, Parent-Carer Feedback|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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Manchester’s Early Communication Home-learning Offer (ECHO)

Baby Week is always an exciting time for us. Aside from meeting new parents and carers (as well as old friends!), we also get to speak with services that support young children and their families. At this year's Baby Week launch earlier this month, we

By |2024-08-01T19:18:35+01:00July 28th, 2024|Categories: Events, Information Sharing|Tags: , , , |
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Transitions (Preparing for Adulthood) Q&A

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

By |2022-07-11T16:21:58+01:00July 21st, 2022|Categories: |Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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Important Changes to Referrals for the Social Communication Pathway

Please see below a letter explaining some changes to the Social Communication Pathway (SCP) referral process. In summary, the changes are: For Early Years children (aged 3 to 5): The SCP will only accept referrals for those who have had exposure to community group

By |2022-06-10T18:00:27+01:00June 10th, 2022|Categories: Information Sharing|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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Adult Day Services Review – Working Together for Change

You are invited to join the Working Together for Change workshops, which would assist Manchester City Council in their review of Adult Day Services in Manchester. We are looking for parents/carers who have a young person or adult with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities

By |2022-05-08T15:32:12+01:00June 1st, 2022|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , |
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Adult Day Services Review – Working Together for Change

You are invited to join the Working Together for Change workshops, which would assist Manchester City Council in their review of Adult Day Services in Manchester. We are looking for parents/carers who have a young person or adult with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities

By |2022-05-08T15:38:57+01:00May 13th, 2022|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , |
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Adult Day Services Review – Working Together for Change

You are invited to join the Working Together for Change workshops, which would assist Manchester City Council in their review of Adult Day Services in Manchester. We are looking for parents/carers who have a young person or adult with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities

By |2022-05-08T15:42:32+01:00May 11th, 2022|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , |
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“About Me” Person-Centred Profile Training

Dear parents and carers, On behalf of Manchester's About Me Project Group (a collaborative made up of parents/carers and representatives from Education, Health and Social Care services), we would like to invite you to attend the "About Me" training sessions happening next month. We

By |2022-02-17T14:27:05+00:00March 10th, 2022|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , , , |
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“About Me” Person-Centred Profile Training

Dear parents and carers, On behalf of Manchester's About Me Project Group (a collaborative made up of parents/carers and representatives from Education, Health and Social Care services), we would like to invite you to attend the "About Me" training sessions happening next month. We

By |2022-02-17T14:29:28+00:00March 1st, 2022|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , , , |
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Co-production with Children’s Community Health Services

We recently invited various partners from Manchester's Education, Health and Care services to reflect and share with us how co-production has helped them deliver SEND (Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities) provision to our families. Below is a message from Laila Baig (Head of Service Children

By |2020-07-10T13:38:59+01:00July 10th, 2020|Categories: Celebration|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Manchester Parent Carer Forum is a group of parents and carers of disabled children who work with Manchester Local Authorities, Education Settings, Health Providers and other providers to make sure the services they plan and deliver meet the needs of disabled children and young people (0-25 years), as well as their families, in Manchester.

We have a steering group of parent and carer volunteers who lead this work and listen to the views of other parents and carers in the local area to make sure they know what is important to them.

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