HOW TO REFER
Search Referral Management Centre Website Referral Management Centre | NHFT and select make a referral.
WHO CAN REFER
- Health professionals.
- School SENCOs.
Please note we do not accept self-referrals from children and young people or parents and carers or referrals directly from the voluntary sector.
INFORMATION TO INCLUDE WHEN MAKING A REFERRAL?
- Child or young persons and family details, including a telephone contact.
- Referrer contact details.
- Summary of past medical history and current problems.
- Reason for a physiotherapy referral.
- School or nursery attended.
- Has the school pack been completed? – for children with co-ordination difficulties.
- Safeguarding concerns.
- Does the child have an EHCP?
It is always expected that consent has been obtained from someone with legal parental responsibility for the child before a referral is made. Young people aged 16 and above with capacity can consent to a referral. Some young people under the age of 16 who have the capacity to consent to a referral can also do so, although it is essential that a person with legal parental responsibility accompanies the young person at least to the first assessment appointment so that a detailed childhood history can be taken.