The Children’s Occupational Therapy service is available for children aged between 0-18 (19 years in full time education) who are registered with a GP within either Shropshire or Telford and Wrekin geographical boundaries. These are the teams we work in. Mainstream Team The mainstream team provide a service for children aged 5 and above that attend mainstream school and who have functional difficulties relating to self-care, classroom activities and leisure that are having an impact on their ability to manage in their daily lives. These difficulties cannot be attributed to significant physical difficulty or general delay. Physical Disabilities Team The Physical Disabilities Team provide a service for children aged 5 and over who have a diagnosis of physical disability and requiring functional assessment and advice. The team support children who may need rehabilitation following trauma, deteriorating conditions and children receiving palliative care. Early Years Team The Early Years Team support children who are under school age who have identified difficulties with regard to how they function in everyday life. This team also provides input as required into the Multi-disciplinary Assessments at the Child Development Centres. Learning Disabilities Team The Learning Disabilities team see children and young people who experience sensory processing and/or complex neurological difficulties affecting their ability to participate in daily living tasks at home or school. The Learning Disabilities Team in Shropshire offer advice and support for children and young people who attend the Bridge School, Severndale School, Haughton and Southall Schools. Advice Line We offer an Advice Line service for parents’, teachers and education staff, to provide advice on making a referral to the service and for general queries regarding sourcing equipment or activity ideas relating to children’s occupations. Telephone 01743 450800 or email shropcom.OT4kids@nhs.net New patients We operate an an open referral system for children between the ages of 0 to 18, and accept referrals from parents, school or any other professionals, but parents must always provide their consent to referral. We're sorry but <%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title %> doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue.
