Make a professional referral to Kingston adult social care
  • Make a professional referral to Kingston adult social care

    Professionals are anyone who works with members of the public. This includes social workers, doctors, nurses, housing officers, police officers or any other role that works with vulnerable adults.
  • Use this form if you're working with someone and you want to refer them for:

    • Care Act assessment
    • Occupational Therapy assessment
    • Decision Support Tool (DST) - for NHS continuing healthcare administrators only

     

    Mental health referral

    Use the mental health Care Act assessment form instead if:

    • their support needs are predominantly because of their mental health
    • they need section 117 aftercare

    Use the general Care Act referral form if the person has dementia but no other mental health need.

    Make a mental health Care Act referral

     

    Safeguarding

    Do not use this form if someone is in immediate danger - dial 999.

    If someone is being abused or neglected, make a safeguarding concern referral

  • Before you begin

  • This form has 6 pages and will take around 10 minutes to complete.

    Try to speak to the person to make sure they want help from us. We may not be able to help someone who does not want it.

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  • Type of referral

  • What kind of referral do you want to make?*
  • What Occupational Therapy cannot help with

  • We want to make sure that people are referred to the correct service for their needs.

    Our OT team does not provide and cannot help with:

    • physiotherapy
    • walking aids, wheelchairs or mobility scooters
    • pressure care (like mattresses or cushions)
    • hand therapy

    If you know that your patient needs help with one of these, you'll need to refer them to their GP to access these services through the NHS.

  • Are you making a referral for physiotherapy?*
  • Are you making a referral for walking aids, wheelchairs or mobility scooters?*
  • Are you making a referral for pressure care? (Like a mattress or cushions)*
  • Are you making a referral for hand therapy?*
  • Patient or client details

    Tell us the details of the person you want to refer to us.
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  • Do they need an interpreter?*
  • Tell us about anything they use to support their communication
  • Reason for referral

    Tell us why you want to refer this person
  • Does this person have any pre-existing health conditions*
  • Tell us which Care Act outcomes they need support with*
  • Tell us what they need Occupational Therapy support with*
  • What type of DST referral are you making?
  • Do they know you're making this referral?
  • Is this person at risk of harm?*
  • Support they already get

    Tell us about any support they're already receiving.
  • Do they have any support right now? This includes both informal support (like care from family) or formal support from another organisation*
  • Have they received care in the past from Kingston adult social care?*
  • Does a young carer (anyone under 18) provide care for them?*
  • GP details

    Tell us about this person's GP surgery
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  • Their previous GP

    If the patient's GP surgery changed when they were placed, tell us the details of the GP they had before.
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  • Next of Kin

    Tell us the details of this person's next of kin. This could be their spouse, partner, another relative or friend.
  • Do you have contact details for this person's next of kin?
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  • What is their relationship to this person?
  • Does this person make financial or health decisions for the person who is being referred?
  • About you

    Thank you for providing information about the person you want to refer. Enter your details so we can contact you if we need more information.
  • Your organisation*
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  • Do you have any supporting documents that may help with the referral?*
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  • How would you like us to update you on this referral?
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