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You can use this form to refer to Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.
Referrals to Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy can only be made by a health, education or social care professional. We are unable to accept parental/carer referrals.
Please note you are not able to refer for a social communication assessment using this referral system.
You can also refer to Children’s Care Coordination team.
Referral criteria updated as of 5 September 2022, please see the most recent referral criteria.
Before you start to complete the form please note that if you are making a referral for Eating and drinking, Early Years Language or School Aged Language or Selective Mutism you will need to have completed and saved the relevant referral resources on your own system, ready to upload at the end of this referral form.
Once you have started to fill in the 'referral form' you will be unable to save it until you have completed it. Please give yourself enough time to complete the form (approx. 20 minutes) and remember to attach the requested referral resources. Referrals risk being rejected if they do not include all information requested.
If you are a health or education professional we recommend completing this form with the child’s parent or carer present as there are questions that require their knowledge of the child. Please make parents/carers aware of Kent Community Health Foundation Trust’s Communication Policy – privacy policy. For communication preferences and opt out option please see referral form.
If you have any questions about making a referral for children and young people please find your local team.
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Referrals can not be accepted from parents/carer. If you are a parent/carer wanting to make a referral please speak to your child’s nursery/school or a member of their medical team to complete the referral with you.
Please note: We are unable to accept referrals for children in Ashford, Dover, Deal and Shepway. If you are unsure please call the team to check - Children's Therapies.
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