Education Health and Care Plan

An Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC) is the document which replaces Statements of Need and Learning Difficulties Assessments for Children or Young People with Special Educational Needs.

Description

An Education, Health and Care Plan  is a CARE PLAN.

An Education, Health and Care Plan  (EHC) is the document which replaces Statements of Need and Learning Difficulties Assessments for  Children or Young People with Special Educational Needs.

An Education, Health and Care Plan  can only be issued after a Child or Young Person has gone through the process of an Education, Health and Care needs assessment.

At the end of that process, the Local Authority has to make a decision whether to issue an Education, Health and Care Plan.

Also Known As

This NHS business definition is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Full name Education, Health and Care Plan
Plural Education, Health and Care Plans
Short name EHC