Convenient Appointments
- Being available to see you according to your convenience
- Appointments can be scheduled for morning, after school or even at weekends (with prior appointment only)
- No waiting lists
Listening to your concerns fully
- Treating you with dignity, respect and empathy at all times
- Noting down and addressing the questions you have
- Building up a full picture of your child by seeking information from nursery/pre-school/school, your GP, Health Visitor, any therapists/professionals involved and of course, you
- Collection of all the available information before the consultation, will help me have a detailed understanding of your child’s needs
- Offering consultation in a private and comfortable setting without interruptions
- At the consultation, listening to your concerns to ascertain your (and others) perception of child’s problems/difficulties
Head-to-Toe Examination
- Carrying out a full head-to-toe examination of your child (if undergoing an assessment)
- Carrying out a neurodevelopmental assessment
- Measuring your child’s growth and plotting these on growth charts
- Undertaking additional tests/diagnostic tools, tailored to each person, if required
- Evaluating, checking and summarising the information/results gained from the above steps
- Explaining these results/diagnoses to you
Detailed Management Plan
- Involving you in drawing up a detailed management plan/future course of action
- Checking your understanding, so that you leave the clinic with a good idea of your child’s diagnosis
- Giving you numerous ways in which you can manage your child’s condition effectively
- Signposting you to sources of information and support
- Giving you an idea of future steps to enable your child to achieve their potential
- Dictation of a ‘clinic letter’ summarising key points from history, examination, test results into a list of diagnosis and management plan (after clinic)
- Quick turnaround times with you receiving a copy of the clinic letter (by email) within 3 working days and in most cases within a week, unless there are some unforeseen circumstances
- Sharing a copy of this report with your GP (with your consent)
- Offering you a follow up appointment, if requested and where required