Designated clinical officers

Every integrated care board (ICB) should have a designated clinical officer for SEND.  The designated clinical officer role varies across the country, but the main purpose of the role is to helping to ensure the ICB is meeting their responsibilities for SEND as well as supporting partnership working between health, local authorities and other SEND partners.

Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has four designated clinical officers:

  • Clair Martin – North Lancashire & Blackpool
  • Elaine Croll – Westmorland & Furness
  • Laura Gibney – Central Lancashire
  • Leanne Dunbar – East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen

The designated clinical officer role includes the following:

  • Supporting health professionals to contribute to the education, health and care plan process.
  • Working with others in the local area to improve the quality of education, health and care plans.
  • Supporting the SEND team at the local authority with questions and queries.
  • Promoting links between the SEND team, education professionals, social care and health services.
  • Supporting the commissioners with regards meeting and assuring the SEND health requirements.
  • Working alongside commissioners and stakeholders including children and young people, parents and carers to identify and raise any commissioning gaps some of which may require joint commissioning to resolve.
  • Ensuring we can evidence a good local offer of health services and clear health journeys for those age 0-25 with SEND.

The designated clinical officer team can be contacted by emailing lscicb.cypsend@nhs.net

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