Occupational Therapy - What do we do?

After your referral is made, it will be screened to ensure that we have all of the information needed to assist you and to ensure that we can prioritise urgent needs.

You may receive a letter, dependant on waiting times.

You will be contacted by one of our Occupational Therapists as soon as possible who will introduce themselves and may ask further questions to inform how we can support you.

The Occupational Therapist will arrange either a face to face or virtual appointment in order to carry out your assessment.

In carrying out your assessment, the Occupational Therapist will ask questions about;

• Medical history and any treatments, they may also request to see letters from other professionals who support you such as your consultant or other therapists.
• Your height and weight (or possibly any relevant measurements).
• May want to see how you access and use your environment, including how you are supported by others or use any equipment you might already have.
• May want to observe your home and may ask questions about others within your home.
• May ask you to trial techniques or equipment.

Your Occupational Therapist will take all of the information you have provided alongside any observations and will use this information to help form recommendations. These recommendations will outline any support or advice you might need including items such as equipment. Your Occupational therapist might need to speak to you or see you more than once and might want to test any ordered equipment in person.

Following your Occupational Therapy assessment, you will receive a letter with key information about your recommendations and if needed, any next steps.