What is a lead professional?
Where a child or young person with multiple additional needs requires support from more than one practitioner, the lead professional is someone who:
- Acts as a single point of contact that the child or young person and their family can trust, and who is able to support them in making choices and in navigating their way through the system
- Ensures that they get appropriate interventions when needed, which are well planned, regularly reviewed and effectively delivered
- Reduces overlap and inconsistency from other practitioners
Evidence from practice suggests that the lead professional role is a key element of effective frontline delivery of integrated children's services. It ensures that professional involvement is rationalised, coordinated and communicated effectively.
More importantly, it provides a better experience for children, young people
and their families involved with a range of agencies.
This page was last updated on 29 June 2005
