Healthwatch Cheshire East Partner NewsWorking in partnership – update We are very lucky in Cheshire East to have some fantastic partners in the third sector. This year we have been working with various groups to highlight the problems faced by families living with autism. Eastern Cheshire CCG have just approved a new business plan to revise diagnosis and treatment pathways for children on the autistic spectrum and we have provided case studies and stories to help with that. We can only do our job if we work in partnership with people who live with these conditions day in day out. These people are the true experts (though they probably don’t want to be). So, to highlight some of the heroes we work with, please see below. Space4Autism in Macclesfield are a charity set up to support families living with Autism. They were the first people to highlight the long waiting times for autism diagnosis faced by people in Eastern Cheshire and have been instrumental in engaging with the CCG and driving forward the new pathway. Cheshire East Parent Carer Forum are led by parents of disabled children. They provide support, signposting and excellent training events. National Autistic Society (and in particular our local representative) have been researching into the problems faced by families living with autism for some time. We are very lucky in Cheshire East that our local rep is so knowledgeable and patient. Cheshire and Warrington Carers Trust provide support, coffee mornings and much more to local carers. Their coffee mornings provided us with a lot of our stories and we thank them for their hospitality. Autism Inclusive in Crewe provide support and training for adults and families living with the autism spectrum and again have been very open and welcoming to us. In short, thanks very much to all our partners. Apologies if you are not mentioned above and think you ought to be, click here to rectify this…
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