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The Team supports the network around a child or young person (their family, sibling and school) and helps them understand the deficits assoicated with brain injury and how to manage these in real life settings. Using appropriate coping and learning strategies, they become empowered to help maximise the brain injured child's full potential and therefore his or her chances of success.
Members of UKABIF,
- Email wmcandrew@thechildrenstrust.org.uk who will send you a referral form to complete.
Contact Head of Brain Injury Community Team if you would like to discuss a potential referral by emailing fadcock@thechildrenstrust.org.uk or call 01737 365094.
Publicly funded
- individually commissioned
Privately funded (anyone can purchase)
- We provide Initial Needs Assessment free of charge, funded by chariable income. Assessments and programmes of intervention are ususally funded by NHS but may also be funded by insurance companies and personal injury cases.
Programmes of support in the community can be more or less intensive depending on assessed need, but typically a child and family would be supported over a 12 month period.
This Service was mapped by Eastern Region ABI. See HERE for more information
Patient description
Medically stable, able to actively participate with and benefit from therapy. Will include spectrum of initial severity of injury with a small minority derived from Code 05 category
Sites
Domiciliary or day hospital
Description of rehabilitation input
Interdisciplinary co-ordinated management therapy aimed at community re-integration/inclusion by enhancing independence, wellbeing, & assist return to work/education. In collaboration with Social Services, neuropsychiatry, voluntary and statutory services. Includes treatment of patients in their own homes, or with live-in carers.
Patient description
Medically stable, living in community, aiming to enter/return to employment
Sites
Outpatient clinic – acute or community hospital or other community location
Description of rehabilitation input
Multidisciplinary diagnostic and triage clinic, including expert medical input, with specialist brain injury nurse and/or neuropsychological assessment and support and follow-along available. Education, emotional and social support, both for patient and family. Liaison with/advice to GP and employer.
Patient description
Medically stable, living in community, aiming to enter/return to employment
Sites
Domiciliary, community-based or residential
Description of rehabilitation input
Interdisciplinary programme addressing all aspects of occupational activity, including, specialist assessment, work preparation, job search, job coaching and workplace support, and employer/college education and support.
Patient description
Medically stable. Able to live in the community alone or with others.
Sites
Client's home/the community
Description of rehabilitation input
Enablement, support and care to develop social skills, stamina, confidence, attention & leisure pursuits, sorting out benefits, day supervision & respite care. Specific attention paid to Community involvement & integration (further education etc), Personal social development and empowerment and structuring activity towards achieving goals. Includes support that may be purchased with a personal budget.
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Brain Injury Community Team
Location and Contact detailsThe Children's Trust Tadworth Court, Tadworth Surrey KT20 5RU Telephone: 01737 365080 Email: enquiries@thechildrenstrust.org.uk http://www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk |
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Further Details
The Brain Injury Community Team is run by The Children's Trust, Tadworth, providing specialist assessment and community support to school age children with acquired brain injury. The Team helps brain injured children and young people overcome the specific challenges they face around cognition, communication and behaviour and gives them the best opportunity to succed in school and college.The Team supports the network around a child or young person (their family, sibling and school) and helps them understand the deficits assoicated with brain injury and how to manage these in real life settings. Using appropriate coping and learning strategies, they become empowered to help maximise the brain injured child's full potential and therefore his or her chances of success.
Services available
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National = country wide, Regional = offering a
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This service adheres to the following Regulatory Frameworks / is affiliated to the following bodies:
Regulated by CQCMembers of UKABIF,
Referrals can be made by
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- Email wmcandrew@thechildrenstrust.org.uk who will send you a referral form to complete.
Contact Head of Brain Injury Community Team if you would like to discuss a potential referral by emailing fadcock@thechildrenstrust.org.uk or call 01737 365094.
How are services paid for?
Publicly funded
- individually commissioned
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| Jointly funded by NHS & Social Care Services | ? | ? | ? |
Privately funded (anyone can purchase)
- We provide Initial Needs Assessment free of charge, funded by chariable income. Assessments and programmes of intervention are ususally funded by NHS but may also be funded by insurance companies and personal injury cases.
Typical duration that a service is offered
Assessment is for up to 4.5 days, ususally based at Tadworth in Surrey. The child stays with parent(s) in on site family accommodation for the duration (where available). A home and school visit is undertaken and a Multi Disciplinary Team meeting called, typically at the child's school. Process from start of Assessment to MDT meeting approximately 6-8 weeks.Programmes of support in the community can be more or less intensive depending on assessed need, but typically a child and family would be supported over a 12 month period.
This Service was mapped by Eastern Region ABI. See HERE for more information
Services available are defined by the following EHIG Rehabilitation Codes
For an explanation of the codings please click hereREHAB AT HOME
[Code 70]Patient description
Medically stable, able to actively participate with and benefit from therapy. Will include spectrum of initial severity of injury with a small minority derived from Code 05 category
Sites
Domiciliary or day hospital
Description of rehabilitation input
Interdisciplinary co-ordinated management therapy aimed at community re-integration/inclusion by enhancing independence, wellbeing, & assist return to work/education. In collaboration with Social Services, neuropsychiatry, voluntary and statutory services. Includes treatment of patients in their own homes, or with live-in carers.
BRAIN INJURY CLINIC
[Code 85]Patient description
Medically stable, living in community, aiming to enter/return to employment
Sites
Outpatient clinic – acute or community hospital or other community location
Description of rehabilitation input
Multidisciplinary diagnostic and triage clinic, including expert medical input, with specialist brain injury nurse and/or neuropsychological assessment and support and follow-along available. Education, emotional and social support, both for patient and family. Liaison with/advice to GP and employer.
HELP GETTING BACK TO WORK
[Code 90]Patient description
Medically stable, living in community, aiming to enter/return to employment
Sites
Domiciliary, community-based or residential
Description of rehabilitation input
Interdisciplinary programme addressing all aspects of occupational activity, including, specialist assessment, work preparation, job search, job coaching and workplace support, and employer/college education and support.
SUPPORT AT HOME
[Code 115]Patient description
Medically stable. Able to live in the community alone or with others.
Sites
Client's home/the community
Description of rehabilitation input
Enablement, support and care to develop social skills, stamina, confidence, attention & leisure pursuits, sorting out benefits, day supervision & respite care. Specific attention paid to Community involvement & integration (further education etc), Personal social development and empowerment and structuring activity towards achieving goals. Includes support that may be purchased with a personal budget.
This service is defined by the NMDS (National Minimum Data Set) codes as:
For an explanation of the NMDS, please click hereNo Data for NMDS
