Newcastle upon Tyne
Home visits across the city, from Gosforth and Jesmond to Benwell, Walker and Kingston Park.
NewcastlePrivate occupational therapy across North East England
Private Occupational Therapy is based in Newcastle upon Tyne and arranges home, school and workplace visits throughout Tyneside, Wearside, County Durham, Teesside and Northumberland, with video appointments where they suit.
- Home, school and workplace visits
- Tyneside to Teesside
- Video appointments where suitable
- Travel included in your quote
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Coverage
Where Private Occupational Therapy visits
Occupational therapy works best in the places where everyday life happens, so most appointments take place in a client's own home, school, nursery or workplace rather than a clinic.
From a base in Newcastle upon Tyne, Private Occupational Therapy travels to families, adults and older people across the North East. That includes the cities of Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham, the towns along both banks of the Tyne, the Teesside boroughs and the market towns and villages of Northumberland.
Each area has its own page below with information on the services available locally, the councils and health services people in that area tend to deal with, and how visits are arranged. If you cannot see your town, it is still worth getting in touch, as many nearby communities are covered too.
Ways we can see you
- At home, for daily living, equipment and adaptation advice
- At school or nursery, with parental consent
- At work, for workplace and return-to-work assessments
- In the community, for shopping, travel and leisure goals
- By video, for consultations, reviews and parent coaching
Tyneside
Newcastle, Gateshead and the Shields
Closest to home, Tyneside is where many visits take place, from city terraces and suburban estates to the coastal towns at the mouth of the river.
Gateshead
Support for families and adults in Low Fell, Whickham, Birtley, Ryton and the wider borough.
Gateshead
North Shields
Visits across North Tyneside, including Tynemouth, Whitley Bay, Wallsend and Killingworth.
North Shields
South Shields
Occupational therapy for South Tyneside, from the coast at Whitburn to Jarrow and Hebburn.
South Shields
Wearside and County Durham
Sunderland, Washington, Durham and Chester-le-Street
South of the Tyne, visits cover the City of Sunderland and the central part of County Durham, an area that mixes city neighbourhoods, a planned new town and former colliery villages.
Sunderland
Home, school and work visits across the city, including Roker, Doxford and Houghton-le-Spring.
Sunderland
Washington
Support for households across Washington's villages, from Columbia and Concord to Fatfield.
Washington
Durham
Visits in the city and nearby villages such as Gilesgate, Belmont, Newton Hall and Sherburn.
Durham
Chester-le-Street
Occupational therapy for the town and surrounding villages including Pelton, Sacriston and Great Lumley.
Chester-le-Street
Teesside and Darlington
Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington and Hartlepool
Teesside clients are seen through visits arranged from Newcastle, often combined with video appointments for reviews so that travel time is used well.
Middlesbrough
Assessments and therapy in areas such as Linthorpe, Acklam, Marton and Nunthorpe.
Middlesbrough
Stockton-on-Tees
Visits across the borough, including Norton, Billingham, Thornaby, Yarm and Ingleby Barwick.
Stockton-on-Tees
Darlington
Support in the town and nearby villages such as Hurworth, Heighington and Middleton St George.
Darlington
Hartlepool
Occupational therapy across the town, the Headland, Seaton Carew and outlying villages.
Hartlepool
Northumberland
Cramlington, Morpeth, Ashington and Hexham
Northumberland covers new towns, former mining communities, coastal villages and the rural Tyne Valley, so visits are planned around distance as well as need.
Cramlington
Home and school visits across the town's estates, from Beacon Hill to East Hartford.
Cramlington
Morpeth
Support in the county town and villages such as Pegswood, Hepscott and Stannington.
Morpeth
Ashington
Visits in Ashington, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Lynemouth and the surrounding area.
Ashington
Hexham
Occupational therapy across the Tyne Valley, including Corbridge, Haydon Bridge and Allendale.
HexhamHow visits are arranged across the region
Every piece of work starts with a short conversation about what is happening and where the difficulties show up. That helps decide whether the first appointment should be at home, at school, at work or online, and whether more than one setting is needed. A child who struggles with handwriting might be seen at home and observed in class, while an older person returning from hospital will usually be seen at home only.
Travel and planning
Travel is part of every quote, so you know the full cost before anything is booked. For clients further from Newcastle, such as in Teesside, the Tyne Valley or rural Northumberland, appointments are planned to make the most of each visit, and follow-up reviews can often take place by video.
Working with local services
Councils across the North East each run their own processes for education, health and care plans, adult social care and Disabled Facilities Grants. Private Occupational Therapy can provide independent reports and recommendations for families to use in those processes, and can share findings with schools, GPs and NHS teams when you give consent. Our guide to NHS and private occupational therapy explains how the two fit together.
Services
Which services are available in each area?
The full range of services is available throughout the areas listed on this page. For children, that includes paediatric occupational therapy, sensory integration and EHCP and school assessments. For adults and older people, it covers home assessments and adaptations, neurological rehabilitation and falls prevention.
Solicitors, case managers and employers anywhere in the region can commission medico-legal and care needs reports or return-to-work assessments. See all occupational therapy services for details.
Is your town not listed?
The pages above cover the main cities and towns, but visits also reach many communities in between, such as Ponteland, Blyth, Prudhoe, Consett, Stanley, Seaham, Peterlee and Bishop Auckland. Medico-legal assessments can be arranged further afield by agreement.
Send a few details through the enquiry form with your town or postcode and you will hear back about availability and the best way to arrange the work.
FAQs
Questions about areas and visits
Do you have a clinic I can visit?
Private Occupational Therapy is a visiting service based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Appointments take place in your home, school, workplace or community, or by video, which allows recommendations to be based on the real environment.
Is there an extra charge if I live further away?
Travel is reflected in your quote, so it can vary with distance. The cost is explained before you commit, and some reviews can be held online to keep travel to a minimum.
Can you visit my child's school in another council area?
Yes. School observations can be arranged wherever your child attends, as long as the school agrees and you give consent. This is common for children who live in one borough and go to school in another.
Can assessments take place by video?
Initial conversations, reviews, parent coaching and some assessments work well online. Home, equipment and school assessments usually need a visit, and the process page explains how each stage is arranged.
Arrange occupational therapy in your area
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