Local councils and PCT’s no longer required to pay for ‘psycho-social’ treatment
A re-interpretation of Section 38(6) of The Children Act, 1989 by the Lords of Appeal removed the obligation for local councils and Primary Care Trusts to pay for ‘psycho-social’ treatment.
- This meant that referrals to the hospital began to decline and by 2007, the hospital was once again threatened with closure.
- Another campaign saved it, and there was a call for it to be centrally funded.