Occupational therapy

The Occupational Therapy Service works with upper limb amputee patients, including ‘limb-deficient’ children.

An Occupational Therapist is the clinical lead for this service.

Our services

The role of the Occupational Therapist is to:

work with with the Prosthetist to assess all new upper limb amputee patients
discuss with patients the options available for prosthetic limbs
decide on the prosthetic needed, and the most appropriate action
provide ongoing assessments of body function for upper limb amputee patients
provide assessments of body function for lower limb amputee patients attending the centre
refer patients to services in their community when needed.

Helping you achieve independence

Our main aim is to enable you to achieve a high level of independence in all aspects of daily life. This can include at home, work, school and leisure.

We help patients to achieve and maintain a high level of independence in a range of ways.

This could include providing items of equipment to help with tasks, or teaching patients more effective ways of carrying out tasks eg tying shoelaces one-handed.

Children’s service

We regularly review all children who have a deficiency in their hands or arms. These issues could be present when they are born, or as a result of injury or surgery.

We work with children who have an upper limb deficiency to help them maintain independence in all aspects of their lives.

We also regularly review the type of prosthetic device they have to make sure it meets their needs.