How to refer a child or young person

Any professional or a parent can refer a child to the Children and Young People’s Therapy Service.

You can refer via the following:

• the Children and Young People’s Therapy Service Referral Form
• or if you are a professional an Early Help Assessment (EHA)

Additional information

Please include the following:

Speech and language therapy

• the Communication Competencies form.
• If you are concerned about your child’s pronunciation and they are over three years old, please complete this Speech Sound Screener Final.
• if you are concerned about your child’s feeding or drinking related concern then please attach a completed  Additional information to support a feeding referral form.

Occupational therapy

• the OT additional information form if they are at school,
• or  OT Additional Information (Early Years) Form if they are at pre-school.

Completing the relevant forms will provide the therapist(s) with valuable information for planning the assessment.

Please send the forms either by post or email to:

Email: CYPTSReferrals@SomersetFT.nhs.uk

Please note:

• if sending an email from a personal email address please do not send as encrypted as these emails get quarantined and we do not have access to them
• please do not include the word private in the subject line from any email address.  They get quarantined and we don’t have access to them.

Post

CYP Therapy Referrals
Children and Young People’s Therapy Service
Priory House
Priory Health Park
Glastonbury Road
Wells
BA5 1XL

If you have any enquiries about referrals, please telephone 01749 836691 or email CYPTherapyService@SomersetFT.nhs.uk