Occupational therapists and speech therapists often work together to support service users with a learning disability.

“The service users’ parents said they really appreciated what the team had done to support them, they spoke highly of occupational therapist and particular praise for the speech and language therapist.

“The therapists had spent time getting to know and understand the service user.

“They said they had been amazing and had gone beyond what they expected.”

The physiotherapist in the Community Learning Disability team provided hydrotherapy sessions for service users.

“He was full of praise for you and your input and feels that you have really helped get the service user back on track with his mobility.

“The staff supporting him in the hydrotherapy pool have enjoyed your sessions and feel much clearer in their understanding of what they are doing in the pool and why.”

The physiotherapist in the Community Learning Disability Team worked with service users on postural management solutions.

“The input from physiotherapy has improved her quality of life massively. She now has the ability to move about freely with a power pack wheelchair, comfortable armchair and equipment that meets her needs with staff who can encourage her to use it in a way that she feels empowered.”

Physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists work with service users who have motor neurone disease.

“Key to us getting good and timely advice has been having a great team of healthcare professionals around us. I was supported by a team dedicated to helping me, including a physiotherapist and an occupational therapist.”

“I particularly felt that the physiotherapist and occupational therapist had a road map of what was to come, this was such a relief to me in these uncharted waters. I felt you ‘had my back’.

“The iPad was invaluable in giving us another week or so of communication.”

The Eatwell group is run by the inpatient dietetic team.

“The Eatwell sessions have been good. I have liked them. I enjoyed cooking. I am having fewer takeaways.

“I have been learning how to cook creative and healthy meals. The group is helping me with my goals of losing weight and eating well. I am looking at doing more self-catering.”

Our Sheffield Community Brain Injury Team (SCBIRT) runs courses on fatigue management.

“I was assessed and had sessions with various occupational therapists. I attended the fatigue management course. This was a fantastic eye opener for me and helped me fully understand myself and my brain injury. I would urge anyone that has a brain injury to attend this course. It’s never too late to get further help or understanding. I am now a lot more confident and worry free.”

Art therapists work with service users who have complex mental health needs in a variety of settings.

“It’s been a remarkable three months of healing, and the growth that comes with that, and art therapy has been a big part of that – thank you so very much for making that possible. Never could I have imagined that 12 sessions of anything could be so profoundly beneficial. It has honestly been the single best intervention I have ever had. All the very best as you continue with your work.”

Art therapists work with service users who are with the Community Learning Disability Team to create art and music.

“We completed a service evaluation to help us understand the benefits and how we can improve the service further. Music and art therapy have so far been an effective intervention within the Community Learning Disability Team. We saw a pattern of improvements in communication, social engagement and self-expression of emotions. This will be in connection with the specific skill sets of the arts therapies, considering non-verbal communication, sensory response, and attunement.”