Make a referral
Who we accept referrals from
We accept requests for involvement from:
- Health professionals
- Education professionals
- Social Care professionals
- Parents if the child has been seen by the service before for the same condition within the last twelve months if discharged through the episode of care.
Consent is required from parent / guardian for every referral.
Referral paperwork should be sent to the email / address on the referral form.
GPs should access LMC approved proformas via OCCG.
Referral Process
If you have concerns about a child’s physical, communication or self-care needs, including eating and drinking development, and are thinking of referring to Children’s Integrated Therapies, referral paperwork is required. Please see below for more information about how to refer to each service including relevant referral and screening forms.
GPs should use the LMC-approved proformas, available via the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group.
Referral guidance for Speech and Language Therapy
If you have concerns about a child’s speech and language development and are thinking about referring to Speech and Language therapy:
- Complete supporting paperwork relevant to the child’s age. These are designed to help you identify whether a referral is needed and can also be used to monitor a child’s progress with their speech and language skills.
- BRISC Book 1: Ages 18 months to 3 years 6 months
- BRISC Book 2: Ages 4-7 (equates to reception KS1)
- BRISC Book 3: Ages 7-11 (equates to KS2)
- Secondary school screening form
- Eating & drinking information required
There is also a Speech Sound Checklist. This must be completed if you have concerns about the way a child uses sounds when talking. Please click here to access the Speech Sound Checklist Pictures.
- If the supporting paperwork indicates that a referral is appropriate, discuss and agree referral with parents / carer. Obtain consent.
- For children not yet in school, complete the Preschool Referral Form (SPORFI). Return the form to the admin address on the referral form.
- For all other children complete the school age Referral Form. Return the form to the CIT admin email address on the referral form.
- If the supporting paperwork suggests a referral is not needed at this time, visit our resources and advice for strategies on how to support speech and language development. You can also look at the OCC Local Offer, Ordinarily Available Toolkit (OAT).
Non-urgent advice: Please note:
- Ensure you tick / highlight areas of concern on the supporting paperwork. This will enable us to ensure that we provide the most appropriate assessment for the child’s needs. Tell us, on the referral form, what you have already put in place to support the child and what progress the child made.
- Secondary referrals will only be accepted if the young person has been discussed with the Secondary Link Therapist.
- Consent from a person who has legal parental responsibility for a child is mandatory.
- Referrals with incomplete information will not be accepted and will be returned to the referrer.
Referral guidance for Occupational Therapy (OT)
Occupational Therapy accepts referrals from health professionals, educational professionals, social and community services.
The quality of information you give us helps us to understand your young person’s needs.
We need to know what occupational or functional difficulties your young person is having such as:
- The physical difficulties a child is having with dressing, washing and eating. Telling us that your young person has poor fine motor skills, does not give us the information we need. The more details you give us about what task you want your young person to get better at and why, helps us to prioritise their needs.
- Please complete the questionnaires provided when you refer to us.
Referral guidance for Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy only accept referrals from health professionals, educational professionals and social and community services.
PHYSIOTHERAPY REFERRAL CRITERIA
We need to know what physical functional difficulties your young person is having. The quality of information you give us helps us to understand your young person’s needs.
You need to complete referral form together with relevant questionnaire/paperwork detailed below for specific condition and email it back to the address at the bottom of the form.
Non-urgent advice: Please note
- Ensure you completed supporting paperwork. Tell us, on referral form, what you have already put in place to support the child and what progress the child made.
- Consent from a person who has legal parental responsibility for a child is mandatory.
- Referrals with incomplete information will not be accepted and will be returned to referrer.
Page last reviewed: 17 October, 2024