STANDARDS

The Occupational Therapist, Danielle Goodman, is employed as an independent practitioner. She agrees to abide by the ‘Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics’ & ‘Standards of Proficiency (Occupational Therapists) as specified by the registering body, the Health Professions Council and the British Association of Occupational Therapists.
 
SERVICES

Initial Assessment

The Occupational Therapist agrees to undertake an initial assessment of the needs of the client and his/her family and/or carers. 1-3 hours is required for an initial assessment and is charged at the professional hourly rate in addition to travel costs. Where possible this assessment will be carried out in one visit. However, this is not always possible and so a second visit and subsequent travel costs may be required.

 

A detailed report can be provided following this that will outline proposed therapy input for a 6 month period along with a cost breakdown. Depending on the areas addressed, report writing can take up to 4 hours and is charged at the professional hourly rate. Recommendations based on professional opinion will be discussed with the instructing party and further input agreed prior to starting the next episode of work. If instruction is not received within 8 weeks of receiving the initial report then I cannot guarantee I will be able to carry out the work required. Travel costs will be reduced by combining visits with other clients where possible.
 
 
Update reports
 
Update reports are provided by request and are detailed reports reflecting the progress made by the client along with predicted ongoing needs and input. Regular update reports can be carried out if requested. Please note that time incurred for this will be charged at the professional hourly rate.
 
Administrative Activities All activities related to the client will be charged at the professional hourly rate including: report writing; maintaining records as required professionally (and in line with the Data Protection Act); client related liaison by telephone, letter and email, and research. These will be kept to a minimum where possible but must ensure standards are maintained. In order to provide an overview of the aims and goals of each session and to facilitate team working with other professionals, a summary is provided following each session. This is free of charge unless the time taken exceeds 15 minutes. In this case any additional time is charged at the professional hourly rate.
 
Hours of work
 
My usual working hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8am – 5pm. However, many clients benefit from early morning or evening input and so I am happy to work outside of these hours when required.
 
CONTACTING ME
 
I am out of the office most of the day. Should you wish to contact me urgently please do so on my mobile telephone number (07859063387). Emails are checked at least once each working day.
 
COMPLAINTS
 
If you have any concerns, please do of course contact me so that I may attempt to work with you to rectify these. If, however I am not able to remedy the issue you may choose to contact the Health Professions Council [HPC] or my professional body ‘The Royal Association of Occupational Therapists’.
 
FEES
 

£80 per hour

Professional input is shown on detailed time sheets and billed as metric equivalent in 5 minute blocks. Mileage is calculated to the nearest mile using Google maps. Where possible mileage is combined with other clients to reduce costs.
                           
PAYMENT TERMS
 
Payment of all invoices is due within 28 days of the invoice date. 
 
The Occupational Therapist understands and will exercise her right to interest under the Late Payment Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 if payment is not received according to the agreed credit terms. This is calculated at up to 8% above the Base Rate. The Occupational Therapist reserves the right to cease all work in the event that payment is not made in accordance with the above.
 

 
CANCELLATIONS

Cancellation of appointments less than 24 hours in advance (weekends not included) will incur 50% of anticipated costs (professional time). Cancellations less than 12 hours in advance will incur 100% of the anticipated costs, unless the Occupational Therapist is able to fill the time with any other fee paying work.