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Healthy Child Programme: final report

3.3.1 Individual requirements

Following the consultation the project team recommended the following headings and definitions are used to record the individual requirements a child or their guardian have:

Individual requirements
Child or parent / carer / guardian An indicator of whether the individual requirement relates to the child or their primary carer.
Individual requirements Individual requirements that a person has. These may be communication, cultural, cognitive or mobility needs related to themselves or their primary carer.
Accessible information - communication support Outlines capability and support required in order to in order to provide accessibility, with regard to disability.
Accessible information - requires communication professional Requirement for a communication professional to be present in order to provide accessibility, with regard to disability.
Accessible information - requires specific contact method Requirement for a specific contact method in order to provide accessibility, with regard to disability.
Accessible information - requires specific information format Requires information in a specific format in order to provide accessibility, with regard to disability.
Mobility needs A child's or their primary carer's personal physical movement between two spaces that achieves participation and a degree of independence.
Cognition An indicator of cognitive impairment to be considered when communicating related to the child or their primary carer.

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