Introduction
Children’s Therapy includes Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language
Therapy services. In many cases you will be referred to these services by health or education professionals.
In some cases parents can also refer to these services.
Our Children’s Therapy teams aim to provide a high quality, evidence-based service for 0-16
year olds and 16-19 if in full-time education. We offer advice, assessment, intervention and training. We work
in partnership with children, their families/carers. All therapists are registered with the Health Professions
Council (HPC).
Community Physiotherapy Service
The Community Paediatric Physiotherapy Service works mainly with children with physical
impairments and works with your child, usually through a planned therapy programme involving parents/carers,
nurseries, schools, etc.
Speech and Language Therapy Service
The Speech and Language Therapy Service works with children of all ages in a range of settings
and with a variety of communications difficulties: listening, understanding, putting ideas into words,
speaking clearly, stammering, social interaction skills and eating and swallowing difficulties This service
helps children to develop speech, language or alternative means of communication such as signing.
Occupational Therapy Service
The Occupational Therapy Service works with children of all ages who are physically impaired,
have sensory processing problems or have coordination difficulties that affect their ability to participate in
normal everyday activities. Therapists work in schools, nurseries, homes and hospitals and our aim is to
enable each child to discover just how much they can do for themselves. |
