Services

Pre-5 Multi Disciplinary Team Assessment NORTH ONLY

Please read the information below about our service criteria before making your referral. Once your referral has been received, it will be reviewed and a decision made about your possible treatment or care. You will then be contacted by the appropriate team with the relevant information.

Locala Children’s Expert Team provide a service for babies and pre5 children in the community requiring initial MDT assessment of their complex needs. The Team includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Play Intervention Lead and Speech and Language Therapists (Communication and Feeding).

This referral is for Consultant Paediatricians ONLY referring for multidisciplinary initial assessment for children where there is/are :-

  • need for involvement of 3 or more therapies
  • risk factors for developmental problems and disorders, such as a background of prematurity, abnormal brain imaging or neonatal complications
  • a new diagnosis or emerging clinical picture suggesting developmental delay or a neurological / neurodevelopmental / neurodegenerative presentation
  • functional difficulties across multiple areas

Please note: You will no longer receive an email from us to confirm we have received your referral.