Each patient is assessed as part of the overall assessment.

The initial assessment includes using:

• The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure
• The Chessington Occupational Therapy Neurological assessment Battery
• A functional assessment carried out in the home environment.

Measurable goals are then planned in conjunction with the client and the interdisciplinary team.

Occupational Therapy at HITU may include:

• Devising strategies to help with cognitive, perceptual and physical deficits in everyday life and supporting clients to implement these in their homes, workplace or in the community.
• Worksite assessments, planning and implementing graded return to work programmes and regular monitoring.
• Liaison with employers, job centres and other community agencies.
• Investigation into voluntary work.
• Introduction of community activities such as leisure or educational training.
• Provision of equipment to enable independence at home
• Upper limb rehabilitation
• Group work.