The Tony Hudgell Rehabilitation Programme

Our AHP Clinical Lead

Sammy is the AHP Clinical Lead for the Tony Hudgell Rehabilitation Programme. Sammy is a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist by professional background, with over 13 years of experience working in paediatrics, including community, in-patient and educational settings.

Sammy’s passion for paediatric rehabilitation has flourished over the course of her personal and professional development. Her knowledge and skills have been developing and consolidating through practice in recent years. Sammy has Masters degree in Advanced Professional Practice in Neurorehabilitation from Plymouth university.

Tony Hudgell Rehabilitation Programme

Hosted by the South Thames Paediatric Network, in collaboration with Evelina London.

Funded by the Evelina Charity, on behalf of the Tony Hudgell Fund.

Project 1(Completed)

Project 1 (Completed)

Understanding the therapy needs of children and young people with complex needs across a region in England

Final report

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Project 2 (Current)

A consensus-based project: Developing multidisciplinary standards of care for children and young people who require management of their tone, caused by spasticity and dystonia across the South East of England

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Project 2: “Developing multidisciplinary standards of care across South London and the South East of England, for children and young people who require management of their tone, caused by spasticity and dystonia”

Rationale: There are currently no agreed standards for the management of hypertonia in children and young people with neurological movement disorders, and treatment varies significantly across centres.
Aim: To develop a consensus-based guideline for children and young people who require tone management caused by spasticity and/or dystonia, to inform best practice standards of care

Method: A Delphi process will be used to gather expert opinions and achieve consensus on regional standards of care for children with hypertonia. Stakeholders will engage in iterative rounds to identify and prioritise key elements for inclusion in the standards of care.

Output: Consensus-based guidelines will act as standards of care for each hospital in the region and the tertiary centres. Agreed standards will be reported on this website in July 2025.They can be used by clinicians across the regional network. It is anticipated that the standards will support decisions about treatment and reduce variation in practice.

How to get involved:

For children and young people

For Parent / Carer

For Professionals