Early Services & Intervention
Early Services & Intervention.
The HSE provides a range of services for people with intellectual, physical and sensory disabilities or Autism.
These services include basic health services as well as assessment, rehabilitation, income maintenance, community care and residential care.
Some services are provided directly by the HSE. Many of the community, residential and rehabilitative training services are provided by voluntary organisations with grant aid from the HSE.
Further information can be found in the dedicated tabs on the left (top for some mobile users). Please select a tab to view the information.
General Disability Services.
People with disabilities are entitled to general health services on the same basis as everyone else. These services may include:
Community Care Services.
People with disabilities are entitled to avail of the range of community care services. In many cases, they have priority access to the services.
The relevant community care services may include:
Free nappy scheme (arranged via Public Health Nurse)
All of these services can be accessed at your Local Health Centre by contacting your Public Health Nurse.
To see a list of and location of services in your county visit here.
Early Intervention Team.
Each Early Intervention Team is made up of different professionals who will work together with the family.
Not all professionals will be represented on each team. Some of the professionals who work on Early Intervention Teams include:
Psychologists
Speech and Language Therapists (SLT’s)
Physiotherapists
Occupational Therapists (OTs)
Paediatricians
Social Workers
To see a list of and location of services in your county visit here.