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Childrens Physiotherapy

Lead Clinicians

Our team is based at the Child Development Centre at St Luke's Hospital, and also includes Children's Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants.

Team Leaders for the different service areas are:

Team Co-ordinator: Jane Schofield

Schools - Mainstream - Alison Pyke

Schools - Special - Helen Jowett

Sure Start/Children's Centres - Trudy Korner

Special Care Baby Unit - Christine Horner / Kathryn Rose

Child Development Centre - Helen McAllister

Acute Services - Abigail Ketley

Palliative Care / Community - Carole Howorth

Location

Children's Therapy Team,

Child Development Centre,

St Luke's Hospital,

Little Horton Lane,

Bradford,

BD5 0NA

Tel: 01274 365612 or 01274 365466

Referral Criteria

We work with 0 - 19 years olds with a variety of medical problems and / or disabilities. At all times we aim to work closely with them and with their families and carers.

Our work also involves liaison and communication with, and training for staff working in other services such as health, social services and education.

We see children with a range of conditions including:

Delayed development
Acute musculoskeletal problems or injury
Development Co-ordination Disorder
Childhood disability (e.g. physical, and in combination with learning disability including degenerative problems)

We work in a range of locations and you can click on each of the topics /names in the first section above, or the list below, to find out more detailed information.

Children's Physiotherapy Service in:

Schools - mainstream

Schools - special

Sure Start/ Children's Centres

Special Care Baby Unit

Child Development Centre

Acute Service (includes musculoskeletal outpatients, respiratory, and Rheumatology)

Palliative Care / Community

Referral Pathway

The team accept referrals from GP's, School Medical Officers, Consultants or Registrars.
Referrals go to a multidisciplinary allocation meeting.
Children are then usually seen by the Physiotherapist who works in the particular postcode area of the child's home address or school that they attend.
Different therapists also tend to specialise in working with different ages of children, or with special types of medical problems.

The Child will have an assessment at the therapy base in the Child Development Centre, school, or occasionally at home with parent / carers present.
Input from the service will be in accordance with individuals needs, and may include:
Therapy advice/programme
Individual therapy and / or referral to a group session
Referral to other agencies
Discharge or long term monitoring with self referral form
Training and liaison with staff of other agencies (e.g. education), to support the implementation of a therapy programme

Additional Information

Please contact us if you need any more information.
You can also click here to see information about the Children's Occupational Therapy Service.

For more information see Wheelchair Services

For more information about Children's Disabilities, these websites may be helpful:
www.contactafamily.org
www.edcm.org.uk

For local information and advice: www.bradnet.org.uk

For the Toy Library in the Child Development Centre at St Luke's :
www.bradfordtoylibrary.com