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)
The University of Manchester (UoM) is undertaking a research study entitled “What we want: How can Speech & Language Therapy best meet the needs of autistic children?”, with which they want to find out what priorities and preferences autistic children have for the speech
The University of Manchester is undertaking a research study entitled “Exploring Patient and Carer Perspectives on Appointment Reminders in Healthcare Settings”, with which they want to find out what helps people get to their appointments and what makes it harder. Most research has looked
We received an invitation from a University of Manchester researcher who is looking for parents and carers to join a focus group to discuss the different factors that affect Manchester families' ability to access an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for their child
A University of Manchester postgraduate researcher has reached out to ask for participants to get involved with a research project that he is working on, called “Communicating with Non-speaking Neurodivergent Young People: Stakeholders' Perspectives”.The study, led by Freddie Jones and Dr. Rai Fayette from the
Dr Michelle Hacking, founder and clinical psychologist at Kingfisher Psychology, recently sent us this writeup with her thoughts about co-production and the value of lived experience. We are pleased to have such a staunch supporter of the forum and we hope that this encourages further
Please see the letter below looking for parents and carers who wish to volunteer some time for a short interview with a University of Manchester PhD candidate who is doing a research study on Home-to-School Transport for students with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND).
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
To celebrate this year's National Playday, Manchester City Council - in partnership with Manchester Play Network - has organised the Play Day Festival, which will be held at Whitworth Park on Wednesday, 3 August, 11am to 3pm. The event is open to children and young
The US' National Cancer Institute (NCI) is doing research into RASopathies, to learn more about the development of tumors in patients with a RASopathy. RASopathies are a group of conditions caused by changes in genes that send signals across the Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase (Ras/MAPK) pathway.
Have you had experience of PACT (Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy)? Health Innovation Manchester would love to hear from you. Health Innovation Manchester are working with the University of Manchester and the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership to understand how they can make the
