Occupational therapy
About this service
Wiltshire Council employs Occupational Therapists to carry out specialist assessments with people who have physical disabilities, and to arrange for the provision of appropriate services to meet their needs.
To practice, Occupational Therapists have to hold a recognised qualification, and must be registered with the Health Professions Council.
Occupational Therapists are based within all the localities across Wiltshire.
The assessments that they carry out consider the practical difficulties that a disabled person might face in getting around their home and carrying out daily living tasks and personal care. The types of solutions that they may be able to offer include:
- Providing simple equipment, such as a bath seat.
- Providing complex equipment, such as a hoist.
- Providing simple adaptations, such as a grab rail or a ramp.
- Recommending the installation of a stairlift.
- Recommending major adaptations, such as a shower room.
- Facilitating a move to a more suitable property.
- Finding alternative ways of doing everyday tasks.
Other staff also carry out assessments and provide equipment and adaptations, but these will usually receive specialist supervision and consultation from a qualified Occupational Therapist. Specialist Housing Occupational Therapists are employed in some parts of the County to assist in dealing with larger home adaptations and to help people who need to transfer to a more suitable property.
The Wiltshire Council's Fair Access to Care Services Criteria apply to all work carried out by Occupational Therapists.
For further information please email the Social Care Helpdesk.
Contact Details
Email: customeradvisors@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 456 0111
Last updated: 28 January 2010