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Ivan Cameron (l) had cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy
Families of disabled children will get one-off assessments by “crack teams” of medical experts under plans by the Tories to cut red tape.
In a speech in London, David Cameron said the current system of assessing a disabled child’s needs left families in “a world of bureaucratic pain”.
The Tory leader’s severely disabled son, Ivan, died in February aged six.
He said he and his wife Samantha had felt “confused” when learning of Ivan’s disabilities and early help was vital.
Addressing the Research Autism conference, Mr Cameron said life for parents of disabled children was “complicated enough without having to jump through hundreds of government hoops”.
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