Physiotherapy
We support children and young people to enable them to become as independent as possible, reducing the impact physical development and mobility issues have on their everyday life.
We will work with you to help to develop gross motor skills, and provide advice on postural needs, mobility (including walking) and specialist equipment such as seating, standing equipment, mobility aids and splints.
How was your care?
Please tell us about the care you received from us. All your comments are really important to us and will help us to improve the service you receive. Please visit the iWantGreatCare website and choose 'Children's Therapy Services'. Thank you.
We may be able to help by:
- Providing you and anyone else involved in supporting your child (e.g. education staff) with training and advice
- Providing recommendations, approaches and activities to support your child in a range of different environments
- Providing advice and recommendations for specialist equipment (such as specialist seating, standing equipment, mobility aids, splints)
- Contributing to Educational Healthcare plans and transition planning
- Providing direct therapy with your child individually or in a group when needed.
We work closely in partnership with you, your family, education staff and a range of professionals to help your child achieve the goals that we have agreed with you.
If you have concerns about a child or young person, there are several ways to access help and support. You can:
- Access our online presentation on motor skills, led by Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. Please click on the link to access.
- Look on our advice pages. Here you will find all sorts of advice and strategies to help with many different issues that may affect your child or young person’s motor skills.
If you have tried the above and still have concerns, please contact us.
East Berkshire - Slough, Windsor, Ascot, Maidenhead or Bracknell
If your child or young person is aged 0-18 years, registered with an East Berkshire GP and/or living in East Berkshire, you can contact us via our Enquiries Advice and Support line and speak to a Physiotherapist to discuss your child or young person’s needs.
Our phone lines are open on Tuesdays (12.30-3.30pm) and Thursdays (9.00am-12noon). Many issues can be helped by talking, so please call us on: 0118 9043700. If you require additional support to make a phone call, please email: cypittriage2@berkshire.nhs.uk
As well as parents and carers, we are happy to speak to teachers/educational staff and other health care professionals. Please do not complete a referral form. Instead, please seek parental consent and call us on our Physiotherapy Enquiries Line to discuss your concerns with a Physiotherapist over the telephone. This will help us to better understand how the child’s needs are impacting on them and jointly agree next steps to meet their needs. This may include specific advice and strategies to try at home or in their educational setting, signposting to other services or a local clinic/school assessment.
Healthcare professionals who are seeking support for children or young people following hospital discharge may use our online referral form to request help.
Berkshire West (Wokingham, Reading, and West Berkshire) - Children and young people 0-18 years old with a Berkshire West GP
Referrals can be made for children and young people 0-18 years old with a Berkshire GP. These are accepted from parents, teachers, SENCOs, GPs and other health professionals.
Once a referral is made, it will be triaged (looked at by a clinician) to see how we can help. This may be telephone advice, signposting to other services or a local clinic/school assessment.
Preschool aged children in Wokingham and Reading
Preschool children in Wokingham and Reading are not seen by our service. Referrals from GPs and Consultants will need to be made directly to Dingley:-
Dingley Specialist Children’s Centre
3-5 Craven Road
Reading
RG1 5LF
Orthopaedic conditions
We do not see children with orthopaedic conditions such as painful joints/muscles, broken bones or respiratory conditions. These are seen at Dingley for the west of the county and Wexham Park or Frimley Hospital for the east of the county. To seek support relating to these concerns, please contact your GP.
If your child/young person is already known to our service and you have a query, concern, or need advice, or you need to cancel/re-arrange a scheduled appointment, please call your local administration team:
- Bracknell, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead: 0300 365 0123 (option 2)
- Newbury: 0300 365 4000 (option 2)
- Reading: 0300 365 4000 (option 1)
- Wokingham: 0300 365 4000 (option 3)
