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The Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) and the Community CAMHS team work closely together to support children and young people with emotional and mental health needs. In Brighton & Hove there is one point of referral which covers both teams. When a referral is received, they decide which service would be the most appropriate using the information given on the referral form.

Information about the kinds of local services that are delivered to disabled children and their families in Brighton & Hove.

The Children's Audiology Service, provided by the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, specialises in assessment and management of children's hearing from 0 to 16 years old

An international centre of excellence in child healthcare. Since its formation the hospital has been dedicated to childrenÂ's healthcare and to finding new and better ways to treat childhood illnesses.

The Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is led by a group of local doctors and nurses and brings together all GP practices in the city. They also have a network of patient participation groups (PPGs), which are run locally by volunteer patients and practice managers who contribute ideas and feedback suggestions directly to their practices.

Visit the website to find your nearest GP, Dentist, Pharmacy, Opticians and Hospital.

As part of the National Child Measurement Programme, children are weighed and measured at school. The information is used by the NHS to plan and provide better health services for children.

Tips about how you can get teenagers to talk openly about what's bothering them and to help get them talking to you about their worries.

Brighton and Sussex University Hospital's local children's hospital.

If you, your child or relative needs to see a local speech and language therapist ask your GP, district nurse, health visitor, your child's nursery staff or teacher for a referral. You can also refer yourself to your local speech and language therapy service.

This service aims to improve the outcome of every hearing impaired child through the early detection of their impairment, and accurate and effective assessment of their hearing.

This team provide support to children, young people and their families through the journey of assessment, diagnosis and intervention. They aim to improve equality and accessibility of service to the most vulnerable and hard to reach children and families.

This team sees children and young people by referral from other health professionals and provides assessment, diagnosis and medical opinions which may involve arranging clinical investigations by other providers. Ongoing follow up and review, with advice on management, treatment and prescribing where appropriate, is arranged.