Community Occupational Therapy in Aberdeen City
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The Community Occupational Therapy Service provides help for people of all ages who experience difficulty coping with everyday activities due to disability, illness and/or the ageing process. The aim of Occupational Therapy is to provide a comprehensive service to enable people to remain as independent as possible within the community.
There are four teams of Occupational Therapists and Assistants in Aberdeen. Three of the teams cover the north, south and central of the city and are based within integrated health care/social work teams in GP practices/health centres in these areas. The fourth team, the Intake team is based at the City Hospital and it provides a city wide, quick response service for short term cases. The Integrated Duty Point, housing Occupational Therapist and Horizons Occupational Therapist also work within this team. The Occupational Therapy clerical staff are also based at the City Hospital.
The Occupational Therapy equipment store is based in Torry and has a manager, assistant manager, technician, two driver/handymen, three storemen and a clerical assistant.
Download a copy of the Occupational Therapy leaflet.
Download a copy of the Equipment and Adaptations Work leaflet.
Related Links
- What can the Occupational Therapy service provide?
- Am I eligible for help?
- How do I get an Occupational Therapy assessment?
- What will the assessment involve?
- What happens next?
- How soon will I be seen?
- Integrated Duty Point - How to contact us
- How to complain if you are not happy with the service you receive
Frequently Asked Question(s)
- Am I charged for the occupational therapy service?
- Can advice be given about techniques to overcome problems associated with living with a disability?
- How can I return my occupational therapy equipment now that I now longer need it?
- How long does delivery of equipment from Occupational Therapy take?
- How long does it take to respond to a referral for services from Occupational Therapy?
- I have nowhere to keep my electric scooter. Can you help?
- I need a wheelchair/walking aid, who do I contact?
- I want to buy some equipment to help me cope with mobility or other difficulties where do I go?
- Is there a charge to be assessed by occupational therapy?
- What do I do if the equipment from occupational therapy doesn't help me any more?
- What do I do if the equipment I have from Occupational Therapy is broken and needs to be repaired or replaced?
- What service is provided by occupational therapy/occupational health?
- Where can I borrow a wheelchair from?
- Where can I find out about hiring a commode?
- Who can refer me to the occupational health service?
