How can you be referred? Who can make the referral? 

We treat children and young people with additional needs between birth & 19 years old for as long as Physiotherapy is indicated.

Children & young people with musculoskeletal problems are seen from birth to 16 years.

If your child is seen by a Health Visitor please discuss your concerns with them first and if their needs cannot be met through their intervention they can make a referral.

If your child is in School, Pre-school or Nursery please discuss your concerns with the SENCO who may then make a referral if their needs cannot be met through the Pre-school/nursery/school provision.

Referrals can also be made by other health professionals including your GP.

GP Referrals (EMIS Practices)

If you are a GP using EMIS, please submit all new routine referrals to this service via Elemental. This is now the standard referral route into NELFT for EMIS practices and replaces the previous email-based process.

Urgent referrals: If you need to make an urgent referral, please continue to use the existing urgent referral pathways and contact the service directly where required. Elemental should not be used for urgent referrals.

This change applies to GP practices using EMIS. Alternative referral routes remain available for practices using other clinical systems.

For any other referring professional, please use the form below to fill in your referral and you can send it to: referralsacorncentre@nelft.nhs.uk 

Referral form — Children Services Referral Form