Children’s Physiotherapy Service

About

We use a range of approaches that are tailored to individual needs, to maximise potential and wellbeing.

We provide physiotherapy for those needing support with physical development when learning to roll, crawl, stand or walk. We also provide tailored physiotherapy following an injury or to support children and young people with both short and long-term conditions, such as:

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• Pain affecting joints or muscles such as back pain, hip pain, knee pain or ankle pain.
• Rehabilitation after injuries such as sprains or after an orthopaedic surgery or fracture.
• Conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord or nerves such as cerebral palsy or spina bifida
• Conditions affecting the muscles such as muscular dystrophy
• Rheumatological conditions (childhood arthritis)
• Respiratory conditions such as cystic fibrosis
• Babies that have been born prematurely (before their due date)
• Developmental delays in babies and young children.

Appointments often take place in out-patient clinics which are held across the county. Your child may also be seen in a hospital, at home, or in their school or nursery, depending on what they need from physiotherapy.

We support patients on the Children’s Ward at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester.

We provide a Physio Direct service, where you can receive telephone advice. Please see the Physio Direct tab for more information.

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Physio Direct Advice Line

Physio Direct is a telephone advice line for parents and carers. It is open 24 hours daily. Leave a message on 0300 421 6980 with your child’s name contact details and the reason for your call.

You will receive a text message which will provide details of when a qualified physiotherapist will call you back.

Please note, we can only continue with these phone calls if the caller has parental responsibility.

For Professionals

Many common childhood conditions can be easily managed with simple advice and exercises – please take a look at the information in ‘advice and requesting support’ to signpost to families before making a referral.

Parents, GPs or other professionals can refer to Children and Young People’s physiotherapy by completing a referral form – the link is on this page.

Alternatively, referrals are accepted in writing. Send these to: Childrens Physiotherapy, Quedgeley Clinic, St James, Quedgeley, GL2 4WD.

Special Schools

Our physiotherapists work in specials schools across the county to support children and young people at school and at home.

We work with children with a variety of presentations and conditions including cerebral palsy, neuromuscular conditions, developmental delay and genetic syndromes. We work with children, their families and carers and educational staff to improve a child’s access to the curriculum. This may include providing a physiotherapy programme that is carried out in school, specialist equipment, postural management ideas and working alongside other healthcare professionals to encourage function, movement and posture.

Our therapists can be contacted Mon-Fri on our main number: 0300 421 6195 – leave a message on this number and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

Friends and Family Test

Your feedback is important to us!

The Friends and Family Test is an important way for our Trust to receive feedback from our service users and their families about their experience. Listening your views helps us identify what is working well and what can be improved.

You can complete our Friends and Family Test here.

You may also be contacted by text message or email to seek your views about our services.

Find out more about the NHS Friends and Family Test.