Sleep Right

We’re changing the way we support families. We have stopped taking referrals to our Sleep Right services in Leeds and London. Any parent or carer already on our waiting list will receive the full service they signed up for. Our Sleep Right Services in Peterborough and Northamptonshire will continue until the end of March 2025.

Scope is still here for parents and carers. Our helpline provides free, independent and impartial advice and support. You will find online advice and support on a range of topics including sleep. And our online community is a space to make friends, share your experiences, get advice and discuss the issues that matter to you.

Sleep Right is a free support service, that helps parents and carers of disabled children to improve their child's sleep.

Face-to-face sessions are now available, but you can continue with sessions over the phone and online, if you prefer.

Sleep Right services support you to modify and adjust your child’s bedtime behaviours. We are not able to prescribe any form of sleep medication.

Eligibility

The service is available to families with disabled children aged:

4 to 18 in Peterborough
2 to 18 in Northamptonshire

Sleep Right typically lasts for 6 sessions. If you know that you will not be able to take part during that time, such as a planned holiday, please think about applying at a later date.

If you have an unforeseen change in circumstance like poor health or sickness, please let us know and we'll do our best to accommodate you.

Making adjustments

We can provide adjustments if you need them, such as:

language translation
British Sign Language video interpretation
live chat

Northamptonshire

Sleep Right in Northamptonshire is funded by the Local Authority and NHS. You cannot sign yourself up directly. Contact us and we will tell you how to get a referral.

Phone: 07875 575377
Email: sleep.right@scope.org.uk.

This service will end in March 2025.

Peterborough

Sleep Right in Peterborough is funded by the Local Authority. You cannot sign yourself up directly. Contact us and we will tell you how to get a referral.

Phone: 07966 004704
Email: sleep.right@scope.org.uk.

This service will end in March 2025

Support to improve your child's sleep

Sleep Right will help you put tools and techniques in place to help your child:

feel calm and relaxed at bedtime
fall asleep quicker
wake up less during in the night
get the sleep they need

The service offers:

support from a sleep practitioner, experienced in working with disabled children
practical advice and suggestions
tailored sleep plans
face-to-face, telephone and email support

You can now have face-to-face sessions with your practitioner. But, we are still offering sessions over the phone and online.

We've received brilliant support that has made a huge difference to how we approach bedtime. With Kerry's [Scope Practitioner] support it became obvious that my son only needed the right conditions and routine in place and he was able to sleep through for weeks without waking up. Genuinely amazing support. Thank you.

Sleep Right customer