Neurorehabilitation

We see children and young people up to the age of 18, who have a significant neurological injury or condition which has reduced their ability to manage their everyday activities, for example walking, getting dressed and seeing friends.

Neurorehabilitation can help your child to reach their potential in all areas - physical, cognitive, social and emotional - helping them to return to their home, school and social life.

The team is based at Oxford Children's Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre.

When a child is admitted following a neurological or spinal injury, our acute team of professionals will see them first, including:

• doctors
• nurses
• physiotherapists
• occupational therapists
• speech and language therapists.

When appropriate, the acute team will ask the neurorehabilitation team to continue their care.

Paediatric Neurorehabilitation Team

The team comprises:

• Carol Beaumont
  Physiotherapist
  
• Charlotte Jones and Anne Myhill (both work part-time)
  Occupational Therapists
  
• Emma Glisson
  Speech and Language Therapist
• Emma Dunford
  Clinical Psychologist
• Charlotte Evans
  Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology
  
• Kate Scarff
  Neuropsychologist
  

On meeting the team an initial session will be carried out with two or more of the above team members.

We will work with you to plan meaningful goals and tailor your therapy sessions to help you achieve these.

We will give you a timetable for all your rehabilitatiaon sessions, and you will also attend the hospital school.

Once you no longer need to be in hospital, but still require rehabilitation from the therapy team, you will continue to see the same team at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre as an outpatient for two weeks.

We will support you to return to the community, and refer you to local therapists if needed to continue to work on your goals.

If you live outside Oxfordshire you will have the opportunity to stay in a local hotel for the two weeks, to limit time spent travelling.

You will follow a timetable programme whilst receiving outpatient therapy.

Example Neurorehabilitation timetable

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
11:30 Meet and greet	10:30 - 11.30 Psychology		10:30 - 11.30 Psychology
12:00 Goal setting	11:30 - 12:30 OT	11:30 - 12:30 OT	11:30 - 12:30 OT	11:00 - 12:00 Physio
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch (snack)	12:30 - 13:30 Lunch (provided)	12:30 - 13:30 Lunch (provided)	12:30 - 13:30 Lunch (provided)	12:30 - 13:30 Lunch (provided)
13:30 - 14:30 School	13:30 - 14:30 School	13:30 - 14:30 School	13:30 - 14:30 School	13:30 - 14:30 School
14:30 - 15:15 OT	14:30 - 15:30 Physio	14:30 - 15:30 Aquatic therapy	14:30 - 15:30 Physio	14:30 - 15:30 Goal review session
15:15 - 16:00 Physio	15:30 - 16:30 SLT	15:30 - 16:30 SLT	15:30 - 16:30 SLT