Children's occupational therapy
Helping children to develop the skills needed to learn, play and care for themselves.
Overview
Our occupational therapists help children and young people to develop the skills needed for learning, self-care and play. They specialise in assessing and promoting:
- motor skills – strength, hand skills, coordination
- cognitive skills – learning, attention, problem solving
- perceptual skills –body awareness, visual
- sensory and psychosocial skills – self-esteem, behaviour
- premature and full-term babies and children with delayed physical, sensory or cognitive development
- conditions like cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophies and epilepsy
- children with joint laxity or motor coordination such as developmental coordination disorder (DCD)
- delayed or atypical sensory processing skills – irritable/difficult to settle babies, 'on the move' children or children who avoid participating in age-appropriate activities
- children after illness, injury or surgery
- children who may need a splint or specialised equipment
Please note that we do not provide a paediatric intensive care unit at Cromwell Hospital. However, any deteriorating child will be quickly assessed and stabilised by a Resident Medical Officer (RMO) trained in paediatric intensive care, supported by an on-call Paediatric Intensive Care Consultant, before being transferred to the most appropriate paediatric intensive care provider by the Children’s Acute Transport Service (CATS).
"I would like to thank everyone at Cromwell Hospital for the fantastic way you looked after me. I could not fault anyone during the time I spent with you - from the point I arrived in reception, to the catering team and every member of staff throughout the changes of shift during my stay."
Anonymous, Cromwell Hospital patient
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Our telephone lines are open 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 2pm Saturdays.
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Please note - regrettably we are unable to answer specific medical questions or offer medical advice via email or telephone.