Specialist health roles in SEND
Designated Medical Officer (DMO)
The Designated Medical Officer (DMO) is a practicing paediatrician based in the South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust.
With the Clinical Lead, they provide and oversee the Social Communication Clinic for pre-school children.
They also have oversight of the health elements of Education Health and Care Plans, lead on the medical aspect of EHC plans, and sign-off the medical information within them.