EPUT: Occupational Therapy Service (OT)
The Occupational Therapy (OT) Service accepts referrals from medical professionals, for adults (18+) who have a health or medical condition that affects their ability to live independently at home and/or which significantly affects their quality of life. The OT team work with patients in their own homes and addresses long and short-term health needs. The aim of our service is to maximise independence in performing activities of daily living, to promote dignity and independence, prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital and support discharges.
Remote
In-person
Home visits
Further info
A patient may be experiencing difficulties in the following areas, or require:
- Toileting
- Transfers to and from bed and chair
- Using stairs
- Access in/out of home
- Mobility relating to maintaining independence in self-care and essential activities of daily living
- Feeding and drinking
- Personal care
- Maintaining quality of life
- End of life care issues within the client’s own home
- Meal preparation
- Posture management
- Access to the environment including environmental controls
Criteria for referral:
- Referrals are accepted from health & social care professionals.
- Where there is an identified need/risk to the client and an OT assessment is required.
- For bathing, when a client has end of life care needs, a Long Term Condition and/or neurological condition and bathing is required to promote quality of life, or where client has a medical need to bathe.
- To provide support and advice to formal/informal carers, where there is a critical need relating to manual handling issues and where there are acute health needs.
- For manual handling, where there has been an acute flare up of a medical/health condition and client and/or carer is at risk of injury.
- For out of area hospital discharges to a client’s home. Discharge to Assess (D2A) service
- To manage the transition from residential home to their own home, for people CHC funded. D2A Service
- Discharge from local hospital where Acute D2A/SEDS not involved - D2A
- For acute episodes of progressive neurological conditions, including MND, PD and MS, from diagnosis to end stages.
Referrals for major adaptation or equipment to meet social care needs are provided by the local authorities please make direct contact.
Hours of operation: 08:30 to 16:30hrs Monday – Friday (Closed on Bank holidays)
Service Referral Route: Medical Professional Referrals via SystmOne or contact the service via email to request a referral form.
Contact Details:
Tel: 01702 442128
Email: epunft.duty@nhs.net
Who can use this service?
Adults over 18 years of age, who have a health or medical condition that affects their ability to live independently at home and/or which significantly affects their quality of life
How are services delivered?
Home assessments
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