Children's Therapy Service

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS foundation Trust Children's Therapy Service is a health service which supports children and young people 0-19 years old with a physical health need.

The best way to contact the service is to give them a call on 0300 300 2019. 

By calling the helpline, you can get information about the service, refer your child and get general advice. After you call, a therapist aims to give you a call back within 24 working hours to talk about your child’s needs and how they might be able to help.

The service includes:

• Physiotherapy
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Podiatry (South East Hampshire and Portsmouth only)
• Fatigue Service (through GP referrals)

Therapists most often work to provide parents, carers and school staff with strategies to support the child’s development rather than working directly with the child. This is because therapy is always more effective when done at a time and in a place where the child is comfortable and ready to engage.

They also have brilliant resources for schools to support children:

• Section 1 - introduction
• Section 2 - Developmental information
• Section 3 - Identifying functional difficulties
• Section 4a Gross Motor Skills development Part 1
• Section 4a Gross Motor Skills development Part 2
• Section 4b - Fine motor skills development
• Section 5 -Speech language and communication
• Section 5a - Speech Sound Awareness
• Section 6 and 6a - Sensory difference and challenges
• Section 6b - Visual perception
• Section 6c - Attention, listening and organisation
• Section 6d - Handwriting
• Section 6e - Looking after myself
• Section 6f - Adaptions for PE
• Section 7 Glossary
• Section 8 Training
• Section 9 How to Refer
• Section 10 References

For mental health therapies, go to our Child and Adolescent Mental Health services page.