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📝 About the Sessions

• What we will be doing: Physiotherapy for Children Ltd is offering dedicated assessment and advice slots. These 50-minute slots can help with:
  • initial physiotherapy assessments
  • advice and exercises
  • supporting current routines
  • making exercises fun and achievable
  • maximising your NHS physio time
  • and discussing orthotics or specialist equipment.
  • They are also available to answer any general questions, and if they cannot help directly, they will point you in the right direction.
• Is it structured? These are booked 40-minute individual appointments designed to support you and your child while you wait for larger services. They act as an interim support session and are not meant to replace full, ongoing physiotherapy.
• Who it’s for: Registered Little Hiccups families who have a child with disabilities or additional needs who would benefit from physiotherapy.

🩺 Meet Your Physios

Physiotherapy for Children Ltd offers assessment and advice to Little Hiccups families. They are a private company working alongside NHS physiotherapists to provide specialist physiotherapy for children across Yorkshire.

Accessing physiotherapy has become increasingly difficult due to long waiting lists, and a shortage of highly specialist children’s physiotherapists. Many families feel frustrated and confused by the limited input available through the NHS — we’re here to help.

https://www.physioforchildren.co.uk/

🚗 Venue & Arrival

• Venue Address: Leeds Mencap, The Vinery Centre, 20 Vinery Terrace, Leeds LS9 9LU
• Venue Website: Leeds Mencap Website
• Accessibility Note: Leeds Mencap is a fully accessible venue.
• Parking & Drop-Off: There is a flat, dedicated car park on-site to the back of the building, with accessible spaces close to the main entrance.
• Finding the session: Come into the entrance, and the Mencap staff will be able to guide you. If there are a couple of sessions, you may be asked to wait in the reception for a short while.
• Entrance Doors: Flat entry with step-free access and wide doors suitable for large pushchairs and wheelchairs.

🚶 Moving Around Inside

• Corridors & Space: The building features wide corridors and open areas with plenty of room to navigate large specialized wheelchairs and double pushchairs easily.
• Lifts & Levels: The spaces utilised for these sessions offer step-free, single-level access throughout.

🚽 Toilets & Changing Facilities

• Accessible Toilets: Fully accessible toilets are located on-site and are designed with enough space for modern mobility equipment.
• Changing Places Toilet: Leeds Mencap features high-quality accessible bathroom facilities suitable for older children and adults requiring additional space or support.

🎧 Sensory & Calm Spaces

• Lighting & Sound: The building layout provides standard sensory-friendly environmental controls, though areas can become lively during main group activities.
• Quiet Space: If your child needs a quiet break away from the main space, please speak to a member of the Little Hiccups team, and we will guide you to a calmer spot.

⛑️ Safety & Support

• First Aid & Evacuation: The building is entirely step-free across all emergency exit routes, leading directly to outdoor assembly points. Little Hiccups and Physio staff are first-aid trained.

🎟️ Eligibility & How to Book

Cost: £30 per slot (40 minutes)

Little Hiccups is covering the room hire and paying half of the total physiotherapy costs to ensure our families can access this vital interim support at a heavily reduced rate. Because of this, the following criteria apply:

• Families must have a child with disabilities or additional needs who would benefit from physiotherapy.
• Families must be registered Little Hiccups families.

Not registered yet? You can complete your registration online here:
Register with Little Hiccups

For any specific questions about this event’s layout or accessibility arrangements, please always feel free to drop us an email at
events@littlehiccups.co.uk and we will be super happy to help you out!

Important Booking Information:
Please note that our events are heavily subsidised by Little Hiccups to support our community. Because the charity covers the remaining costs based on our final confirmed numbers (such as venue hire, refreshments, entertainers and presenter costs), we kindly ask that you let us know if your plans change. If you can no longer make it, please cancel your places by emailing events@littlehiccups.co.uk so we can reallocate the spots and prevent charity funds from being lost.