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Referrals and Professional Portal

Who can refer?

We accept referrals from medical and educational professionals for children and young people with a GP registered in Luton and Central Bedfordshire.

We unfortunately cannot consider self-referrals.

What to refer

We assess children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties and long term conditions that:

Physically affect the child’s everyday life and how they function
Cause pain or discomfort
Have led to a regression with their physical skills

Red flags at any age:

Strong parental concern
Regression or loss of a physical skill
Differences between right and left sides of the body/asymmetry
Low tone or high tone that is affecting development
Persistent joint/muscle pain, night pain or early morning stiffness.

Developmental delay guidance

The Early Years Movement Hub

Age range

Motor skills referral guidance

Age range

3 months

Motor skills referral guidance

Not fixing and following
Not grasping objects when placed in hands
Not able to lift head when in prone for short periods

Age range

6 months

Motor skills referral guidance

Not bringing hands to midline
Not exploring objects with hands and mouth
Not holding head in supported sitting
Not holding head and shoulders up when in prone

Age range

9 months

Motor skills referral guidance

Do not hold objects
Not rolling
Not sitting without support
Not moving – wiggling, creeping, crawling
Not taking weight on legs when held in standing

Age range

12 months

Motor skills referral guidance

No independent mobility – crawling, creeping, bottom shuffling
Not pulling to stand at support

Age range

18 months

Motor skills referral guidance

Not standing independently
Not attempting to walk without support

Age range

2 years

Motor skills referral guidance

Not walking independently
Not able to walk up stairs holding on

Age range

3 years

Motor skills referral guidance

Not running and attempting to jump
Not able to walk up stairs independently

Age range

4 years

Motor skills referral guidance

Not able to walk, run, jump and climb stairs confidently
Not able to kick a ball

Age range

5 years

Motor skills referral guidance

Not able to walk, run, jump and climb independently
Not able to stand on one leg for a few seconds

Before referring for these conditions please review the current advice to ensure referrals are appropriate.

If the child or young person has a functional concern that is affecting them everyday, pain, significant asymmetry or a regression in their gross motor skills please complete the referral.

Referral form

Type	Name	Description	Date	Download
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document	Paediatric physiotherapy referral form		16/05/2023	Download Document application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document - Paediatric physiotherapy referral form

Unexpected closure of lifts in Beeden House and reduced lift capacity in the Main Block, Bedford Hospital

Beeden House

We have had to make the difficult decision to close both lifts in Beeden House after finding an unexpected fault during routine maintenance.

This means that there will be disruption to services and appointments on the upper floors of Beeden House.

We are currently contacting patients to find the best individual solution for them, minimise disruption and ensure they continue to receive the care they need. At this point you do not need to contact us, we will contact all affected patients.

The decision to close the lifts was hard, but we felt it was the safest decision to best protect our patients and staff.

Reduced lift capacity in the Main Block

Please be aware our lifts in the Main Block currently have reduced capacity. In order to maintain lift functions and minimise traffic in the remaining lifts, we will be prioritising high priority movements.

Staff, patients and visitors can access the main block lifts if required, but may be asked to wait at main reception while other priority movements are made. A minimum of 4 people will be required before the lift departs. Security staff operating the lifts will be mindful that not all disabilities are visible and make appropriate accommodations for non-ambulant staff and visitors.

We apologise for the inconvenience the closure of lifts and reduced lift capacity will cause.

Thank you to everyone for your patience and support.