West Lothian Council delivers

Disabilities and adapting homes

 

THE CHILD DISABILITY SERVICE

The Child Disability Service provides a social work service to children and young people who live in West Lothian and have a significant or complex disability. We offer support, advice and guidance to children, young people, their families and carers. The Child Disability Service strives to promote social inclusion and to maximise the potential of individual children with the emphasis on providing, as far as possible, services in local communities. In addition to providing services directly related to the impact of disability, the Child Disability Service also delivers statutory services including providing reports to the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA), Child Protection investigations and supporting children who are Looked After and Looked After and Accommodated by the Council.

Service Standards

We will;

• respond to enquiries and referrals within two weeks
• allocate assessments to appropriate an worker within twelve weeks of referral
• complete all assessments in partnership with children, young people, parent/carers and colleagues in education, health and voluntary agencies - undertake this within twelve weeks of allocation
• complete a West Lothian Priority Assessment Tool alongside all Comprehensive Assessments to ensure consistency and equality in the provision of service
• establish a Care Plan for every child or young person who receives service. All relevant parties will be involved in agreeing the Care Plan
• review the Care Plan every six months, involving all relevant parties
• establish clear communication in relation to decision making regarding referrals, assessed need, provision of service and care plans - inform relevant parties of any decision within two weeks

The team produce annual performance standards, including the monitoring of complaints. See the 'downloadable documents' section below.

Contact details:

Linda Sanders
Team Manager
Child Disability Service
Strathbrock Family Unit
47 West Main Street
Broxburn
EH52 5RL
Tel: 01506 855244
email: linda.sanders@westlothian.gov.uk

EQUIPMENT and ADAPTATIONS

A range of equipment and adaptations are available for people who are disabled or who need extra help around their home.

If you have a disability, it may be possible to have alterations made to your home to make life easier for you. For further information please contact West Lothian Council Occupational Therapy Service as follows;

Adults Team (aged up to 64)
Strathbrock Partnership Centre
189a West Main Street
Broxburn
EH52 5LH
Tel. 01506 775666

Older People's Team (aged 65 and over)
Bathgate Social Work Centre
69 Whitburn Road
Bathgate
EH48 1HE
Tel. 01506 776700

For council tenants who require an adaptation to their home, Occupational Therapists work closely with the council's Capital Programme Liaison Officers (see below).

 
West Lothian Council has a team of Capital Programme Liaison Officers (CPLO) to plan all major capital projects for council homes in the area. Capital programmes are projects that add to or improve a property, such as building work, or the installation of new heating systems, windows or doors. The liaison staff produce and send out lists of all capital work being carried out in each town to local housing offices, council information service bases and the customer service centre.

There are local capital programme liaison officers at each housing office. These staff will also deal with complaints about faulty equipment still under the one-year guarantee. They will also undertake inspections and report on the installation of aids and adaptations for the council's social work service.

For help, contact your local capital programme liaison officer as follows:

Whitburn-Armadale-Fauldhouse: JOHN BELL, Telephone: 01501 678002.

Livingston-West Calder: COLIN MORRISON, Telephone: 01506 775863

Linlithgow-Broxburn: GEORGE McGOUGAN, Telephone: 01506 776309

Bathgate-Blackburn: MICHAEL WHELAN, Telephone: 01506 872234

updated: 09/09/11