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Discover Sensory Processing and Integration

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Discover Sensory Processing and Integration

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Explore the eight sensory systems and understand sensory processing differences in this engaging course. Gain insights into how sensory challenges impact daily

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12 top tips for a sensory smart classroom

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Creating Sensory-Smart Classrooms for Neurodivergent Learners _ Everything You Need to Know

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Milestones: Supporting Learners with Complex Needs

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SENDCo referral process for Occupational Therapy

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All children and young people will be discharged from the children's community occupational therapy team when they are 18 years of age.

We have composed some useful information below to refer back too as your young person adjusts to accessing these new adult services

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I Understand

This booklet is full of additional helpful tools that support the main Planning My Future Life resource.

The tools in this booklet are listed below; please click the links for guidance and tips on how and when to use them:

Useful Info

This resource was created by the National Development Team for Inclusion as part of our delivery of the Preparing for Adulthood programme, which was funded by the Department of Education to support the SEND reforms.

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We are co-located with our social care colleagues and work closely to provide both effective and seamless health and social care to adults with a learning disability.

Learning Disability and associated health conditions (Adults aged 18 and over).

People with a learning disability have:

A cognitive impairment i.e. an IQ of 70 or under

Associated difficulties with everyday functioning

We work with people who are born with learning disabilities and people who acquire a learning disability in childhood.

3 community teams across North, Central and South Manchester

1 Short Breaks (respite service)

1 Complex needs day time service

The offer a range of specialist health interventions available to meet the complex needs of this vulnerable patient group.

Advice about supporting people with learning disabilities

Support for people who have behaviour that challenges

Individual treatment/therapy e.g.hydrotherapy

Help with communication problems.

Assistance with accessible information

Support with mental and physical health problems

Support and advice around medical/health

Interventions

Referrals to other health/social care groups

Training for social care providers and family carers

Support for people with long term health conditions e.g. dysphagia, dementia, and respiratory issues.

Anyone can refer to the Community teams This includes the person, the GP, social worker, advocate, carer or family.

People can refer in person, by letter and by phone.

We have an external referral form and can send copies by post or electronically.
North Community Learning Disability Health Team
Crescent Bank (North)
Humphrey Street
Manchester
M8 9JS
Central Community Learning Disability Health Team
Hulme District Office
Ground Floor
323 Stretford Rd
Manchester
M15 4UW
South Community Team
Etrop Court
Rowlands Way
Wythenshawe
Manchester
M22 5RG
Short Breaks Respite Service
44 Wythenshawe Road
Northenden
Manchester
M23 0DJ

Phone: 0161 901 0951
Complex Needs Day Provision
Oakwood Lodge
177 Longley Lane
Northenden
M22 4HY

Phone: 0161 998 7424

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Manchester Learning Disability Partnership - Citywide - Manchester Local Care Organisation

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We are co-located with our social care colleagues and work closely to provide both effective and seamless health and social care to adults with a learning disability. Learning Disability and associated health conditions (Adults aged 18 and over). People with a learning disability have: A cognitive impairment i.e.

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Our aim is to enable people to achieve their maximum potential by providing specialised neuro-rehabilitation (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy).

People aged 18+ (registered with a Central Manchester GP) who have a neurological disability as a result of a stroke, or an acquired neurological condition (inherited/non-inherited).

We're based at Alexandra Park Health Centre , but with the flexibility to treat people at home, at work and in their local community, in order to tailor recovery to individual needs.

We have access to a therapy gym with facilities including overhead dynamic track hoist and de-weighting system for mobility rehabilitation.

We provide:

On-going evidence-based rehabilitation

Individualised treatment specific to needs

Cognitive assessment and treatment

Fatigue Management Programme

Person-centred goal setting

Exercise classes, both at MRI and within the community

Hydrotherapy - currently not operational

Splinting

Individualised Home Exercise Programmes

Vocational rehabilitation (helping people to return to work)

We aim to provide people with:

Improved quality of life

Improved function and independence

Help with any issues with returning to work, staying in work or undertaking voluntary work

Self-management in the long term

Rehabilitation is person-centred and holistic.

We accept referrals for people who are registered with a GP in Central Manchester.

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Stroke and Neuro-rehabilitation - Central Manchester - Manchester Local Care Organisation

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Our aim is to enable people to achieve their maximum potential by providing specialised neuro-rehabilitation (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy). People aged 18+ (registered with a Central Manchester GP) who have a neurological disability as a result of a stroke, or an acquired neurological condition (inherited/non-inherited).

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Personal Independence Payment ( PIP) can help with extra living costs if you have both:

You can get PIP even if you're working, have savings or are getting most other benefits.

You can also read about PIP in Welsh (Cymraeg).

How PIP works

There are 2 parts to PIP:

a daily living part - if you need help with everyday tasks

a mobility part - if you need help with getting around

Whether you get one or both parts and how much you get depends on how difficult you find everyday tasks and getting around.

Daily living part

You might get the daily living part of PIP if you need help with:

preparing food

eating and drinking

managing your medicines or treatments

washing and bathing

using the toilet

dressing and undressing

reading

managing your money

socialising and being around other people

talking, listening and understanding

Mobility part

You might get the mobility part of PIP if you need help with:

working out a route and following it

physically moving around

leaving your home

You do not have to have a physical disability to get the mobility part. You might also be eligible if you have difficulty getting around because of a cognitive or mental health condition, like anxiety.

How difficulty with tasks is assessed

The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) will assess how difficult you find daily living and mobility tasks. For each task they'll look at:

whether you can do it safely

how long it takes you

how often your condition affects this activity

whether you need help to do it, from a person or using extra equipment

Help with PIP

If you need help understanding or applying for PIP you can:

If you live in Scotland

You need to apply for Adult Disability Payment (ADP) instead of PIP.

If you currently get PIP, you'll be automatically moved to ADP by summer 2024.

When the move begins, you'll get letters from DWP and Social Security Scotland. Read more about the moving process.

If you move from Scotland to England or Wales

If you get ADP and move from Scotland to England or Wales, you must make a new claim for PIP instead.

Your ADP will stop 13 weeks after you move - apply for PIP as soon as possible after moving or your payments could be affected.

If you get Disability Living Allowance (DLA)

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is being replaced by PIP for most adults. You'll keep getting DLA if:

you're under 16

you were born on or before 8 April 1948

If you were born after 8 April 1948, DWP will invite you to apply for PIP. You do not need to do anything until DWP writes to you about your DLA unless your circumstances change.

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Personal Independence Payment (PIP) replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - how and when to claim, rates, eligibility.

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We fund lots of things - large and small - to keep people living independently, at home. This is a free service.

Equipment to make life easier, day-to-day. If you know what you want, or it's just a simple piece of equipment (for your kitchen or bathroom, for example) we can sometimes arrange it by phone, deliver it, or have it ready to collect. Or we'll come and see you at home to help assess what you need.

Minor adaptations to keep you doing things for yourself. We fund simple changes such as lever taps, handrails and half-steps that make it safer and easier to use your home. Just get in touch to arrange this free service.

Major adaptations. You can get changes in your home such as ramps, walk-in showers, wet rooms and stairlifts through a Disabled Facilities Grant. Call us and we'll come to discuss what you need.

There could be lots of other things to help you keep doing what you do, your way, including alarms to let someone know if you need help. Just call us to discuss on 0161 234 5001 or email mcsreply@manchester.gov.uk

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We fund lots of things - large and small - to keep people living independently, at home. This is a free service. Equipment to make life easier, day-to-day. If you know what you want, or it's just a simple piece of equipment (for your kitchen or bathroom, for example) we can sometimes arrange it by phone, deliver it, or have it ready to collect.

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Children learn about the world around them through play, and families can often learn a lot about their child's needs through use of specialist toys. They can also encourage learning, improve relaxation, give enjoyment and distract from pain.

87% of families report the specialist toys improved relationships.
82% of parents had a better understanding of their child's needs.
77% enjoyed quality time as a family though play with appropriate toys

There are different categories of play pods to choose from, depending on the child's age, physical and learning abilities, and medical needs.

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Newlife offers the free loan of specialist toys like Play Therapy Pods to families who have disabled and terminally ill children.

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National Disability Sports Organisation SEND Toolkit

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National Disability Sports Organisation SEND Toolkit

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Innovative and inspiring

Futures is a programme that empowers 18 - 25-year-olds to realise their full potential and achieve more independence in their lives. The provision is centred around the Preparation for Adulthood framework and bespoke learning opportunities, to allow each individual to learn the skills they need to achieve their life aspirations.

Learners joining Futures can complete vocational skills qualifications as part of their personalised programme. Living independently with support is offered as part of the programme with our onsite furnished rooms, so they experience what it is like to live in a community setting.

Money management and making decisions about how and where they want to live and work are also part of the curriculum to ensure a well-rounded programme. Engaging with the community on a weekly basis encourages and gives learners the tools and confidence to explore new hobbies and have fun in their lives outside of Futures.

Futures can be a one or two-year programme, depending on the learner's previous experience and level of existing skills. The course can be flexible with learners attending 3 days a week, and a potential for 4 or 5 days a week if this additional time is needed.

If you would like to join the Futures programme and have a current EHCP, please complete the below Contact Form and we will get back to you.

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Futures provision - 19-25 neurodiverse young adults

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YOGA | MINDFULNESS | RELAXATION FOR KIDS! Screentime that gives kids SUPERPOWERS! ⬇️ D O W N L O A D T H E C O S M I C K I D S A P P ⬇️ 🍏Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cosmic-kids/ 🛍️Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cosmickids 🖥️ Desktop (great for teachers!): https://app.cosmickids.com/ 📺 Roku: https://rb.gy/44r8d -------------------------------------------------------------------- Why watch on the App?

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With your help, we can keep offering free support to those who need us.

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Gross motor resources Fizzy Kids Program

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Fizzy Programme

The Fizzy and Clever Hands Programme has been developed by therapist in Kent Community NHS Trust.

Beginners (level 1)

Intermediate (level 2)

Advanced (level 3)

The FIZZY and Clever Hands Programmes are recommended by occupational therapy as programmes for schools to use to assist in the development of motor skills for those children who find this challenging.

It can be helpful to use this programme when you are concerned about a child's motor skills. It can help you to establish whether or not a referral to occupational therapy is required or can be used while a child is waiting to be seen by occupational therapy.

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KIDS stands for Kids Independently Developing Skills and the information on this site is designed to help children and young people be as independent as possible in all aspects of daily living. Information has been provided by Health Professionals in Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
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Your all ability cycling community
Have fun, make friends, get fit!
Come and join us - use the link here to find us - Everyone is welcome!

Weekend and School Holiday bookings must be made ONLINE .

Or use the QR code:
THE FINAL SESSION STARTS 1 HOUR BEFORE CLOSING
Please use the online booking system. Arrival without booking may result in disappointment if we are full. Price £3.00 per person for a 45 minute session. Card payments are preferable. SESSIONS START ON THE HOUR AND ARE FOR 45MINUTES.
THE FINAL SESSION STARTS 1 HOUR BEFORE CLOSING.

* Please see below for changes due to sports events

Monday: Longford 9am - 12pm
Friday : Longford 9am - 12pm
Sunday: Longford 1pm - 3pm

Note: Session changes in June and July at Longford Park:

Sports day and events cancellations:

* sessions cancelled on Mondays and Fridays in June and July until Friday 22 July due to school sports days.
* Some Sundays are also limited so please use the App for booking as this will be updated accordingly. Thank you.

Tuesday : Wythenshawe 9am - 3pm
Wednesday : Wythenshawe 9am - 12pm
Friday: Wythenshawe 9am - 3pm
Saturday : Wythenshawe 1pm - 4pm

Monday: Boggart 11am - 2pm
Saturday: Boggart 9am - 10.45am

Do You Want to Develop Your Cycling Skills?

We also offer group and 1-to-1 rides out from £20 per person- please message Sue or Helen for further info or to book. These have proved to be extremely successful and have meant cyclists have grown in confidence, developed bike handling skills and been able to explore the local area.
To book call Sue 07753 428 937 or Helen 07871 621 778
Covid 19
* We cannot clean down helmets in between sessions so if you want to wear a helmet please provide your own.
* Refreshments (cold drinks) are only available at the Wythenshawe track.
We will publish any future changes on this page and on our Facebook page to keep you up to date so please keep checking!

We look forward to seeing you soon! ☺

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Ever considered Volunteering with Us?

Simply Cycling welcomes new volunteers - From kitchen staff to mechanics, signing customers in to assisting cyclists on the track - we need you! If you have some time and are able to volunteer at any of the 3 tracks then please speak to Sue or Helen. Their details are on the 'join us' page!

Registered Charity no.1143362

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Have fun, make friends, get fit! Come and join us - use the link here to find us - Everyone is welcome! THE FINAL SESSION STARTS 1 HOUR BEFORE CLOSING Please use the online booking system. Arrival without booking may result in disappointment if we are full.

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Social Communication Pathway Autism Assessment - Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

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There are other reasons that children and young people can present with social differences, communication differences and behaviour that challenges. For example, if the child has specific learning or language difficulties; or behaviour may be a reaction to significant life experiences. We may feel an autism assessment is not appropriate in this case.

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LOIS provides advice, support and training to mainstream schools in Manchester to enable them to effectively meet the needs of pupils with medical needs and physical disabilities aged 4-16 in school. LOIS offers Moving and Handling training to all Manchester settings.

Please be advised, LOIS are unable to support children with a primary diagnosis of Autism.

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Rodney House provides an outreach service to families and settings of children with SEND aged 0-5 across the city.

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We provide a safe, high quality Specialist Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy service which aims to empower children and young people of Salford to reach their full potential.

Our team's friendly, child and family centred approach allows us to provide the knowledge and skills that are relevant to a child or young person to help them to achieve their functional goals.

Physiotherapy helps children who are affected by disability, illness or injury through the promotion of movement skill development and independence. We do this by assessing a child's needs and abilities and providing the knowledge and skills required to help a child reach their full potential.

Occupational Therapy provides a range of interventions for children and young people who, as a result of an acute or developmental condition and/or lifelong disability, may experience functional difficulties in taking care of themselves or taking part in school-based or leisure activities. An Occupational Therapist may also recommend specialist equipment to help your child to achieve their full potential.

Core therapy services

Our Core Therapy service is divided into a west and central neighbourhood teams, Paediatric Musculoskeletal service, Special school team and the functional Occupational Therapy service.
We provide a specialist service to all children and young people 0-16 years (0-19 in full time education or special school) who are registered with a Salford GP or who live in Salford. Dependent on the information provided at referral you will either see a Physiotherapist, an Occupational Therapist or both. The initial assessment will be arranged in the most appropriate environment for the child and where the appropriate assessments can take place.

Therapy Teams

West Neighbourhood team
Central Neighbourhood team
Special Schools Team
Functional Occupational Therapy Team

Physiotherapy

We support children and young people who present with functional difficulties with movement, posture or skill development. We work with children and their families to develop the child's movement skills, encourage independence, and promote health and wellbeing. We have a particular focus on a child's gross motor skills (large body movements such as crawling or jumping) and postural stability. Postural stability optimises the central support a child has particularly around the middle of their body known as the trunk and pelvis.

Occupational Therapy

We support children and young people who present functional difficulties impacting on their participation in everyday daily living activities (also known as occupations). We will work with children and their families to encourage independence or maximise the child's participation in activities of daily living that are important to them and to promote their health and wellbeing. We have a particular focus on a child's fine motor and motor co-ordination skills. Fine motor skills are the ability to control the smaller movement of the hands, fingers, and thumb. Motor co-ordination skills help the body to use multiple body parts to complete an action such as catching a ball or riding a bicycle. We also focus on a child's postural care needs to aid body alignment and a stable base to enable the performance of functional tasks.

Musculoskeletal service

We provide physiotherapy assessment and management of musculoskeletal conditions such as those relating to muscles, joints, bones, ligaments and tendons and pain related to a child's biomechanics (the way we move). We can help a child to manage symptoms and maximise independence through promoting joint range of movement, muscle strength, flexibility, and balance.

Functional Occupational Therapy Service

As part of the functional Occupational Therapy team service we offer:

Webinars giving information on Sensory awareness and Sensory Strategies for parents of early years foundation stage, primary and secondary aged children who attend a Salford setting.

Training to education staff who work in an early years foundation stage settings, primary schools or secondary schools within Salford:

Sensory Processing and Awareness

Advanced Sensory training (aimed at staff supporting a pupil with possible sensory processing difficulties who require more specific training)

Training for educational setting on specific topics such as:

Fine Motor Skills

Gross Motor Skills

Handwriting

Access to the webinars are available via the link.
You will be required to set up an account for accessing and booking onto the sessions via the Zipporah system. Then type in the search box: Sensory (and locate the relevant age group for the individual child you are attending for)

Coordination Matters Pack

Many children struggle with daily activities and may take longer to learn new skills. Children will make more progress if they practice these activities for a short time each day, rather than one long session each week. Some children may carry out the activities in the programme and no longer need a referral to the therapy team. This enables the team to provide a quality service to those children with an underlying coordination difficulty.

As part of our referral pathway if a child currently within 'early years' or 'key stage one' is referred for difficulties with coordination skills we are asking school/early years settings to have followed a term of activities as described in the 'Co-ordination Matters Pack'. The school complete a checklist for the areas in which the child has a difficulty. The checklists are completed initially and following one term of activities. The checklists will direct the school/early years settings to the relevant activities to be completed in the pack.

If concerns remain a referral can then be sent through to the team including the information from the coordination matters pack before we list them for a clinic appointment within the functional Occupational Therapy service.

Enhanced Occupational Therapy Service

We have a Team of Occupational Therapists who provide an enhanced therapy service which family's, Education providers and other services can buy into.

The Enhanced Occupational Therapy service can offer support through direct assessment and advice for children and young people with functional difficulties, including sensory processing needs. Offering the option for a holistic assessments that considers motor coordination, sensory and visual perception needs. Following individualised assessments specific advice or recommendations will be shared to target the child's individual needs. Therapy intervention can also be bought in. The service can be bought in on an individual basis or for multiple children by an individual, a school or organisation.

Additional input can be offered to professionals or schools for bespoke training packages, in addition to those offered through the Functional Occupational Therapy Service.

Enhanced Occupational Therapy input can be offered in the most appropriate setting for the individual child or young person, this may be a clinic, school or home environment.

Your Appointment - what to expect?

We mainly work in clinics across Salford or virtually through video technology. Depending on a child's needs we can visit them at home, in nursery or in school (mainstream and special school) as well.

Clinics are based at Swinton Gateway or Pendleton Gateway. There are Salford council operated pay and display carparks at both locations.
We request that a child is dressed appropriately for their appointment or we may not be able to carry out a full assessment. Please wear vests style top for upper body assessment, shorts that allow movement at the hip joints for lower body assessments and swimming costumes for hydrotherapy sessions. We also require bare feet at times during Physiotherapy assessments.

All children are assessed for their abilities and this helps to guide a child's therapy intervention and ensure it is personal to their needs. Therapy assessments may include:

Posture and balance

Motor development

Joint range of movement and muscle strength

Co-ordination and movement quality

Functional ability

Environmental assessments

Once an assessment is complete the therapist will discuss the findings with the child and their relevant adult/s and agree what we all want the child to gain from therapy (goals to work toward). A treatment plan will then be developed based on up to date evidence and research. This may consist of:

Advice and activities or exercises parents/ guardians can practice with their child. (Evidence suggests that repeating exercises at home regularly is an effective form of therapy)

Signposting to other services or resources available.

A therapy programme that can be carried out and home, nursery and/or school to help develop the child or young person's functional skills and abilities. (Training is offered to education staff to support their understanding of implementing therapy advice and programmes.)

Advice on different techniques or ways of doing activities.

Individual or group therapy sessions to address specific therapy goals.

Training and support to parents and education staff on management of the child's specific conditions and how to maximise their ability to participate in activities at home and school.

Advice on, or provision of specialist equipment or minor adaptations, to promote functional independence, mobility, participation in activities or to enable the parent or carers to support the young person with activities of daily living.

Advice on adapting the nursery or school environment to enable the young person to access the curriculum and school buildings.

Enhanced services

Enhanced Occupational Therapy is a commissioned service that can provide support for children and young people. The Enhanced Occupational Therapy service can provide bespoke individualised input depending on the needs of the child or young person.

Enhanced Occupational Therapy can offer support through direct assessment and advice for children and young people with functional difficulties, including sensory processing needs. Offering the option for a holistic assessments that considers motor coordination, sensory and visual perception needs. Following individualised assessments specific advice or recommendations will be shared to target the child's individual needs. Therapy intervention can also be commissioned.
The service can be commissioned on an individual basis or for multiple children by an individual, a school or organisation.
Additional input can be offered to professionals or schools for bespoke training packages, in addition to those offered through the Learning Support Service.

Enhanced Occupational Therapy input can be offered in the most appropriate settings for the individual child or young person, this may be a clinic, school or home environment.

Clinics are based at Swinton gateway or Pendleton gateway. There are Salford council operated pay and display carparks at both locations:

Swinton Gateway
100 Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 6BP

We are able to accept referrals for children and young people 0-16 years (0-19 in full time education or special school) who are registered with a Salford GP or who live in Salford. Our therapists are unable to routinely visit homes or schools outside of Salford. A clinic-based appointment can be offered as an alternative. Who can refer:

Self, parent, carer

GP

Health professional

Education and Social Care

The more information that you can provide with the referral will allow us to understand the child's needs and allocate them to the most appropriate part of the service.

Many children struggle with daily activities and movement skills and may take longer to learn new skills. Children will make more progress if they practice these activities for a short time each day, rather than one long session each week. Some children may carry out these activities and no longer need a referral to Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy. Therefore if you are referring a child in Early Years or Key stage one, who does not have an underlying medical diagnosis that is contributing to their difficulties in completing functional activities, then please complete this checklist and the recommended activities prior to referral. We will require evidence of a completed checklist to accept the referral.

If you are referring a preschool child with delayed movement skills who does not display any altered muscle tone or have an underlying medical condition then it is important that they have the opportunity to practice these skills before a referral is made to Physiotherapy. GreaterSport and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have produced the leaflets below to help with early year's movement development and school readiness. Further information can be found on the GMCA site.

Our musculoskeletal physiotherapy team accepts referrals for Children and young people from the age of 4 up to 16, who either live in Salford or who are registered with a Salford GP. This service accepts referrals from Consultants, GP's or Healthcare Professionals. This is a clinic-based service. How to refer:

GP's- via Electronic referral system to Paediatric Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Or Paediatric Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy

Parents- via phone

Professionals via referral form

Once we receive a referral a senior therapist will triage it to the best service for the child. This triage process is based on the information provided in the referral, so it is important we get as much relevant information as possible including up-to date contact details for a child's next of kin. The child will then be allocated to a specialist therapist and an appointment will either be sent out through the post or we will contact you by telephone.

NHS website - This NHS leaflet provided answer to common questions on lower limb concerns in children such as walking patterns.
Head turning preference and Plagiocephaly Promoting physical development lying to sitting
Flat feet in children - this is not a concern if an arch forms when your child stands on tiptoe and usually correct themselves by the time a child is 6 years

Intoeing gait - child's feet turn in when walking or running. This is often from the position of the hips and usually corrects itself by the age of 8 years. For further information on this please use the link below:
Symptomatic Hypermobility Osgood-Schlatters Disease Standing frames safety and maintenance Standing frames Why is postural management do important

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Children's Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Team :: Northern Care Alliance

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We provide a safe, high quality Specialist Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy service which aims to empower children and young people of Salford to reach their full potential.

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Local Offer Newsletter | Help & Support Manchester

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Sign up to the Manchester City Council e-bulletin system to get the newsletter. Here is some guidance on how to do this. Our latest newsletters Summer newsletter: The second round of the Summer SEND Community Offer 2024 Our July drop in: Manchester Settlement, Tuesday 9th July June 25th…

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Specialist Community Service - Learning Disabilities and Autism

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Specialist Community Service - Learning Disabilities and Autism

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GMAC - Everything you need about autism and more.

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GMAC - Everything you need about autism and more.

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Everything you need about autism and more.