Fórsa’s health and welfare division is encouraging workers who previously worked in Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNT) to fill out a survey being carried out by the National Disability Authority (NDA). 

The survey is open for individuals who have left a CDNT role since June 2023 and no longer work in a CDNT. It is now open and will close on 30th September.

The survey is part of a review of the CDNT service model. The NDA is looking to hear from former workers on their experiences with the CDNTs and their ideas on how to improve the service model.

Through this survey, the NDA hopes to identify what is working well and what is not, and to gather ideas on how to improve the CDNT service model.

The survey takes approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. It is independent of the HSE, with all data collected being kept confidential and anonymous. 

National secretary Linda Kelly encouraged members to take part, saying: “We hope our members who have previously worked with a CDNT will fill out the survey and share it with anyone else they know who has moved on from a CDNT.”

“It provides a useful opportunity to underline challenges and propose solutions that will improve the CDNTs for your former colleagues and service users. Fórsa pushed for former staff to be included in this review because you are the ones with the on the ground knowledge of where pressure points lie, and what solutions are needed.”

To fill out the survey, please follow this link.

For more information on the NDA review of the CDNTs follow this link.