understanding the system

Parents told us they wanted information on how government and health systems work.

We have been looking around to find simple leaflets explaining how Cambridgeshire County Council and National Health Services work.

Cambridgeshire County Council Children and Young People's Services have a booklet called 'Who we are and what we do'. This does include people's names and contact details (which parents told us they wanted), however this does mean it gets out of date quickly. They also have an A-Z of all Cambridgeshire County Council services on their website home page. See the useful website links section on the right of this page.

We have not yet found a similar leaflet explaining about the various services provided by health and mental health services. However, you can search for services such as GPs, hospitals and dentists on the Cambridgeshire NHS website home page. Mental health services are provided by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. See the useful website links section on the right of this page.

If your child has additional needs or a disability, Leaflet 4. Where to start from the Parent Information Pack introduces you to some of the services you might need.