According to data, more than 2,400 kids in certain areas of Dublin are waiting more than a year to speak with a Children Disability Network Team (CDNT), reports Breaking News.
Children and young people up to the age of 18 who have complex needs resulting from a disability are served and supported by the interdisciplinary CDNT teams.
Professionals in the fields of nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, social work, and other health and social care fields make up CDNTs, reports Breaking News.
By the end of August, 2,442 children in Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) 9, which serves Dublin North, Dublin North Central, and Dublin North West, were waiting more than a year for first contact, according to data the HSE provided under the Freedom of Information Act.
61 children in the same region are waiting between four and six months for first contact, while 226 children are waiting between seven and twelve months, reports Breaking News.
There are 1,901 children in CHO7 (Kildare/West Wicklow, Dublin West, Dublin South City, and Dublin South West) who have been waiting more than a year for a CDNT to make initial contact.
Additionally, 337 kids in this region are awaiting first contact and range in age from seven to twelve months.
1,215 kids in CHO5, which serves South Tipperary, Carlow/Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford, have been waiting more than a year for a CDNT to get in touch with them.
There are 1,195 children in CHO6, which covers Wicklow, Dun Laoghaire, and Dublin South East, who have been waiting for initial contact for more than a year, reports Breaking News.
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