Our clinic has access to many different specialists, including clinical engineers (lead clinicians), rehabilitation engineers, medical consultants, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, orthotists, and specialist nurses.
We support children and young adults under the age of 19 who are having difficulties associated with undertaking activities of daily living, and who are finding commercially available assistive devices or local services are unable to meet their needs.
We provide a holistic approach, working with you, your family, and your local team, taking an overview of the issues you’re facing, working through what’s most important and prioritising areas for development.
The ADL clinic links up with other clinics and services at Chailey Heritage Clinical Services (CHCS) depending on the referral and your individual needs. These appointments could include:
Your assessment will last up to a week in total. Your initial appointment is normally on Monday morning and lasts approximately 3 hours. Additional appointments and assessments are arranged throughout the week.
Your first appointment will usually take place with our whole clinic team, where we will discuss your referral and any problems you are experiencing and what you hope to achieve from the clinic. We’ll also ask you some questions about your health and the equipment you use.
With your consent, we’ll take some pictures of you using your equipment for our medical records only. We’ll then carry out a physical examination – if possible, please wear loose and comfortable clothing.
Together we will determine the plan of action for the week, including what needs to be prioritised. At the end of the week, the team will meet with you to summarise the week’s activities, discuss recommendations, and answer any questions you may have.
You may be able to take equipment that we’ve made with you if it’s ready; if not, it will be sent on to you as soon as possible.
Our report will be sent to you and your GP and other relevant healthcare professionals within 6 weeks, documenting your assessment, our recommendations, and any actions.
Your care will then be returned to the local team who will follow up our recommendations.
If you have any recent or relevant reports and any equipment you currently use or like to use, it would be helpful to bring them. On some occasions, we may ask for a video from home, which we’ll give you advance notice of.
We have access to many different specialists – you will see those relevant to your needs. Those specialists include:
A new referral will have to be made by a health care professional, and funding will need to be in place before an appointment can be offered.
We accept referrals from GPs, local therapists, or any other healthcare professional.
We accept referrals from any area but if your GP is located outside of Sussex we will require funding to be obtained before acceptance.
Our service is available to children and young adults under the age of 19 (at the time of referral).
You can also get involved by engaging with our service's social media accounts by helping with the latest fundraisers and events.
If you need advice about our services, facilities or staff, or would like to make a comment, please contact Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS).
You can contact PALS by the following:
Tell us what you think about our services, what we are good at, where we can improve, and what matters to you? All feedback will be shared anonymously wherever possible, but if you have any questions about this, please ask.
