Referrers should expect an FGC to take approximately 2-6 weeks to arrange. Timescales could be affected by location of family members etc.
The purpose of the meeting is for the family to develop their own plan, based on the questions/points put forward by the referrer.
Minutes of the meeting are not taken by any of the professionals present.
The only record of the FGC is the Family Plan, which the family writes during the meeting. This plan will then be typed by the coordinator and distributed to all present.
The principles of an FGC are available on our website