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 11 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 is currently undertaking a Masters degree in Advanced Professional Practice in Neurorehabilitation with Plymouth university.
A Message from Sammy Randall, Project Lead
“Today, the South Thames Paediatric Network publish the final report from phase 1 of the Tony Hudgell Rehabilitation Programme, which examined the Therapy Needs of Children and Young People with Complex Needs Across the South Thames region.
We would like to thank the many parents/carers, young people, professionals and commissioners who provided valuable insights included in this report.
We look forward to supporting the second phase of the programme and are grateful to the Charity, Tony and his family for trusting us with this work, which would not have been possible without their fundraising”.
If you have any questions or comments about this work, please contact Sammy Randall, report author and project lead on england.stpn@nhs.net
Tony Hudgell Rehabilitation Programme - Phase 2
We completed phase 1 of the programme in July 2024 and the final report outlines the key findings in relation to the therapy needs of children and young people with complex needs in the South Thames region. Following on from the successful completion of phase 1 of the programme, we are delighted to announce that we have been awarded further funding for phase 2. This will continue to be hosted by the South Thames Paediatric Network, in collaboration with the Evelina London.
Phase 2 of the programme will build on the findings from phase 1, with a focus on a more targeted group of children, specifically, those requiring tone management interventions caused by spasticity and/or dystonia. The aim is to develop a multidisciplinary model of care across the South East of England/Nationally. A collaborative approach between Evelina London and the South Thames Paediatric Network, combined with well-established links between clinical and ICS teams across the region, provides a strong foundation for the delivery of phase 2.
Samantha Randall, who has led Phase 1 of the project, has expertise as a Paediatric Occupational Therapist in this field, and will be joined by a project team which includes 1) Dr Dan Lumsden, Evelina Consultant in Paediatric Neurology and Complex Motor Disorders, 2) Miranda Loveday, Chief Children’s AHP Evelina London and 3) Sally Watts, South Thames Paediatric Network Manager.
If you would like to be involved as a key stakeholder in phase 2, we would love to hear from you at england.STPN@nhs.net. Please forward to colleagues who may be interested.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Tony and his family for trusting us with this work.