Paediatric Community Therapies

 

Please note: Paediatric community therapies cannot be accessed through eRS.  Please follow the links below to make a referral or seek advice.  Please do not refer to community paediatrics for community paediatric therapies.

 

Occupational Therapy

For children with atypical development and disability. OTs assess functional and sensory needs within referral criteria and work with parents and carers to enable children to become as independent as possible.

Please see here for information regarding referral.

 

Physiotherapy

The service is for children presenting with atypical development and disability.
 

Please see here for information regarding referral.

Please see here for information about Hospital Based Paediatric Physiotherapy Services

 

Dietetics

Provide dietetic support to disabled children, their families and the professionals who work with them. The focus is on children diagnosed with a disability who are eating and/or drinking, and who are at risk of under-nutrition.
 

Please see Referral Criteria to Community Dietitian for Disabled Children and Referral Form.
 

For all other outpatient paediatric dietetic referrals, please see Paediatric Dietetics

 

Speech and Language Therapy

https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/childrens-speech-and-language-therapy

 

Page Review Information

Date:                            05 December 2025

Review Date:               05 December 2027
Specialty Lead GP:      Dr Melanie Schick, RMS