Quality Improvement Project to improve access to early screening and physiotherapy for infants at high risk of neuro-developmental disorders

• A quality improvement project led to direct referral of all high-risk infants according to NICE guidance from the NICU to a new physiotherapy clinic using evidence-based screening tests.
• Earlier screening and physiotherapy input resulted in parents reporting feeling better supported.

Category: Service Evaluation/Audit

Acknowledgements Francesca Crosby Therapy Lead at the Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust is thanked for her support and guidance throughout the project.

Joanna Cripps, Kent Community NHS Trust is thanked for sharing their screening and treatment pathway at the planning stage of the project

Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors

Ethical and R&D approval N/A