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Health (Speech and Language, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Paediatrician)

What free services are provided from health teams to support early years practitioners who teach children with SEND up to the age of four?

Early Years Speech and Language Therapy (SALT)

Who is the service for?

The Early Years Speech and Language Therapy Team works with families of children aged 0-4 years (up to preschool age), across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. 

What we do

We provide advice, assessment and therapy to children and young people with speech, language and communication needs and/or with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.

We offer direct support to children referred into the service with:

  • Significant Language Delay
  • Developmental Language Disorder
  • Speech sound difficulties
  • Dysphagia (swallowing disorders)
  • Alternative and Augmentative Communication needs (e.g., using communication charts or books or technology, such as an iPad, as a communication system)
  • Stammering
  • Communication needs associated with complex medical conditions or acquired brain injury.

Direct support may be in the form of advice, assessment, or therapy, as appropriate.

Find further information including how to make a referral here: Making a referral – Children and Young People’s Services

Support for Gestalt Language Processors here: https://youtu.be/LcVy_WwpGps

Support for Neurodiversity here: Neurodiversity Needs – Children and Young People’s Services

You can also find a wide range of resources including support for speech sounds, situational mutism and bilingualism here: Early Years Speech & Language Therapy resources – Children and Young People’s Services

Early Years Occupational Therapy (OT)

Who is the service for?

We provide assessment and a range of support for children and young people with complex, severe or enduring physical or developmental conditions.

We support children and young people where functional improvements will allow them to achieve their potential in terms of daily living, accessing leisure activities and education. 

What we do

We can help provide ideas, strategies and practical support to children, their families, carers and schools. The aim is to help children and young people with physical difficulties reach their full potential.

You can access the free occupational therapy and physiotherapy triage advice line to speak with our team. This runs on Thursday Mornings between 9am -12 noon and can be contact on 07917 393196

Our Occupational Therapy Sensory advice line is available on 0797 1035385 on Thursday Morning. Please call between 8.00-9:30am to book a call back by one of our therapists.

Find further information including how to make a referral here: Occupational Therapy – Children and Young People’s Services

Further resources including support for sensory processing can be found here: Occupational Therapy – Resources & Links – Children and Young People’s Services

Early Years Physiotherapy Therapy (PT)

Who is the service for?

We work with children and young people from birth to age 19 who need help to improve their functional ability and mobility. We also work with parents and carers to support this improvement.

What we do

We support the physical development and abilities of babies, children and young people and aim to help children develop their functional ability and mobility within their own physical limits.

We aim to enable children and young people to achieve their movement potential; identifying their needs as prioritised by the them and their family.

You can access the free Physiotherapy advice line open to young people, parents/carers and professionals; 07917 393196 every Thursday between 9am and 12pm.

Find further information including how to make a referral here: Physiotherapy – Children and Young People’s Services

Community Paediatrician

Who is the service for?

We see children and young people from birth until their 18th birthday. We work with teams across the organisation to help provide support and treatment. See our related services for more information.

What we do

We support children and their families with the management of long term health problems which may have an impact on other areas of their life.

We undertake the assessment and treatment of children with developmental problems such as delayed milestones, learning disabilities, autism, cerebral palsy, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). 

We see children in care for their regular health check and we also see children for whom there are child protection concerns. We provide support to vulnerable children and their families, liaising with other professionals involved as appropriate. We also provide reports for children who require an Education, Health and Social Care Plan (formally the School Statementing Process). We also contribute to the process that takes place when a child dies unexpectedly. 

We provide an individual service to each child and their family and as well as treating their medical problems, we work closely with colleagues in other parts of the health service as well as those in social and education services to ensure that children’s needs are met. 

Find further information including how to make a referral here: Community Paediatrics referral – Children and Young People’s Services

Contacts

Deborah Amphlett – (General Enquiries)

deborah.amphlett@bristol.gov.uk

Dawn Butler – (General Enquiries)

dawn.butler@bristol.gov.uk

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