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The high quality of childcare services in Clare laid the foundation for a new approach on the issue in the Mid-West, a confer- ence was told yesterday.
The National Care Plan- ning Project Conference (NCCP), hosted by the HSC was held in Limer-
ick yesterday to analyse the research undertaken by the NCCP. Following a pilot survey of Children in care in the Clare area the National Care Planning Project (NCCP) was estab- lished.
In 1999 the Mid-West- ern Health Board com- missioned the Children’s Research Centre in Trin-
ity College to under take a comprehensive review of the quality and range of services available to chil- dren care and their fami- Wy
Agnes Feely, who carried out the research praised the dedicated, innovative and committed work with chil- dren in Clare. Since then the good work carried out
in Clare has been extended to the entire Mid Western region as a pilot project which was supported by the Department of Health. The project highlighted the importance of evidence based decision making and ongoing evaluation in en- suring the delivery of child care services. It also developed assess-
ment and planning tools for social workers to en- sure that children’s needs are identified at an earlier stage.
Key note speakers at the event were Professor Robby Gilligan from Trin- ity College Dublin, Dr Tim Riley, CEO of two primary Care Trusts in the UK and Dr Valerie O’Brien, UCD.