Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC): Better support for families, launched in May 2007, is the transformation programme for disabled children's services. AHDC is jointly delivered by the Department and the Department of Health (DH).
AHDC: Best practice to common practice provides an update on the programme's key developments since its launch. The AHDC conference 'Transforming best practice to common practice held', on Wednesday 3 June 2009, highlighted the progress made as a result of the Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC) programme. The conference materials are available from the 'conference materials' page.
Delivering the programme
The Government wants disabled children to be a priority, both nationally and locally: a commitment confirmed in the NHS operating framework, Healthy lives, brighter futures – The strategy for children and young people’s health and in the Children's Plan.
Supported by substantial new funding and measures designed to make the system work better, the Government is assisting professionals, managers and children's services commissioners to deliver the programme.
The AHDC resource list includes publications and tools that can help local areas put the programme into practice. It lists the service type to which each resource applies, as well as explaining how to access each resource.
The programme is monitored by a ministerial implementation group to ensure key stakeholders are brought together and all interests are represented.
Further information
For more general information visit the 'AHDC programme summary documents' page.
You can obtain hard copies of AHDC: Best practice to common practice from the Departmental Publications hub.
