Children & Young People's Services Resource guide for professionals

5.6 Children’s Physiotherapy Hackney ArkContactdetailsService descriptionReferralsPhysiotherapy Dept, Hackney Ark, Downs Park Rd, London E8 2FPTel: 020 7014 7025Fax: 020 7014 7236Sharon O’Reilly: Administrator for Physiotherapy and OccupationalTherapyMaxine Darby: Clinical Lead for Children’s PhysiotherapyWe assess and treat children who have difficulties with development ofgross motor tasks e.g. sitting, standing and walking due to disability ordevelopmental delay. We also see children with progressive conditionswhere their mobility or gross motor function is affected. We see childrenwith long term conditions that affect their function at home, at schooland in the community and can see the children in all environments. Theservice operates between the hours of 9 – 5 Monday – Friday.Referral is made by GP, health, social care or educational professional.Access criteria • Be aged 0 –18• Hackney GP and live / attend school in Hackney• Have a congenital or acquired neurological condition leading to reducedgross motor ability and decreased functional ability.• Be experiencing gross motor delay• Have non-acute physiotherapy needs that require school or home input• Have a muscular condition affecting their gross motor function• Have a palliative care need that requires physiotherapy (not respiratory)Examples of those not fitting the criteria:• Children who only require splinting or orthosis. These children are seen inFoot Health at St Leonards• Children with purely Orthopaedic problems / rheumatoid / arthriticconditions as they are seen at Homerton HospitalStaff within the service are not manual handling trainers and will onlyoffer specific therapy advice around the manual handling needs ofchildren known to the service and give instructions/ advice regarding thesafe use of any equipment supplied through the service.Universal WorkOther servicesWe regularly run ‘Tummy Time’ groups at various Children’s Centresacross the borough. We also offer short drop in sessions in clinics atHackney Ark and Lubavitch Children’s Centre where parents can see aphysiotherapist without referral if they have concerns.We also have members of our team working:• within the short breaks team• as part of the LEAP project• in NICU at Homerton Hospital.Resource Guide for professionals | Updated January 2013 25