• ABOUT US
  • SERVICES
  • OUR TEAM
  • DAVID’S STORY
  • CONTACT US

ABOUT US

We are healthcare professionals at the top of our specialist fields. We are recognised for absolute commitment and professionalism across a diverse range of disciplines.

Clinical Specialists

Clinicians at Novo Therapy and Care average over 15 years specialist experience

Care Experts

Our clinicians are all complex care experts and are expert witnesses in hands-on care

Top Consultants

Network of professionals, from neuropsychologists to employment consultants

Client Satisfaction

Experienced at working with charities and statutory services to gain best outcomes for clients

OUR SERVICES

Assessments

Our consultants can provide a range of medical assessments, from immediate needs assessments to telephone assessments or for more complex cases, medico-legal reports in conjunction with Jacqueline Webb & Co.

Case Management

With vast experience of complex, long term and interim case management, we are confident that we have experts who are at the top of the case management profession and can manage any type of care package.

Training & Audits

Our professionals are able to provide skills training to care teams from skills such as moving and handling to team building to assist with smooth working and alleviate recruitment and retention issues.

Functional Capacity Evaluations

We provide a range of assessments to confirm your client or employee’s ability to work. Our accreditations allow us to provide robust analysis and evaluation of their potential fitness to work and range of tasks which they could undertake.

Living Adaptations

Specifically trained in interpreting architect plans for minor or major adaptations. Our consultants work with clients and architects to adapt homes to allow the client maximum independence and integrate specialised equipment and integrate these into your client’s daily life.

PIP & ESA Appeals

We offer specific reports to provide evidence to support independent evaluation of capacity to work and for independent living for clients appealing PIP and ESA decisions to tribunals.

OUR TEAM

Helen Buri

Helen Buri

Clinical Director
With 30 years experience as an Occupational Therapist, Helen has vast complex clinical experience and since 2005 has built up an enviable reputation as a leading cost rehabilitation consultant and case manager.
Lee Fish

Lee Fish

Commercial Director
A long standing director and investor across several diverse commercial and service business, Lee is responsible for the strategic and day to day running of the business leaving the clinical team to focus solely on their clients.
Lee Cathcart

Lee Cathcart

Occupational Therapist
With 20 years as an Occupational Therapist, Lee is a respected expert witness and lead Case Manager. Lee has broad generalist experience and extensive specialist experience of brain injury and poly-orthopaedic trauma. Lee is adding to her considerable repertoire of skills by studying a Postgraduate Diploma to become an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapy practitioner.
Katie Campbell

Katie Campbell

Occupational Therapist
Katie’s 15 years of experience in health and social care has allowed her to generate a wealth of knowledge in the holistic assessment of rehabilitation and care needs. She brings this knowledge to bear in her expert witness work and as a lead Case Manager. Katie has a special interest in wellbeing coaching and stress management where she has further postgraduate qualifications. Katie is excellent at managing to link statutory services with private provision.
Sandra Crichton

Sandra Crichton

Occupational Therapist
Sandra has a real skill in pragmatic hands-on Occupational Therapy. She is a proficient therapist and also has written many Tribunal reports on clients who are in the appeals process for PIP and ESA awards.
Linda Aitken

Linda Aitken

Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Linda is an established specialist paediatric Occupational Therapist. She works as an independent Expert Witness and has extensive experience as a Case Manager. Linda primarily works with children and adolescents both following trauma and those with mental health issues, learning disabilities, sensory impairments, neurological conditions and autism. Linda’s extensive experience means that she is a sought-after professional supporting both children and their families.
Julia Cornwell

Julia Cornwell

Paediatric Occupational Therapist
As a specialist paediatric Occupational Therapist, Julia has expert skills and knowledge in birth injuries, such as cerebral palsy, learning disabilities and spinal cord injuries. Julia has integrated her academic knowledge – degrees in Psychology and Biology and a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy – with a range of professional experience, from specialist schools to NHS and Local Authorities. Julia’s depth of knowledge and breadth of experience make her well-placed to assess and treat the complex full range of components that impact paediatric therapy.
Nicola Hart

Nicola Hart

Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Nicola is a specialist paediatric occupational therapist with over 25 years’ experience. She has undertaken extensive training in sensory integration and is a specialist practitioner in the treatment of children with an obstetric brachial plexus injury. An expert in the acute care and rehabilitation of children with life changing birth injuries, Nicola has a skilled understanding of the traumatic impact of these injuries on the whole family unit and the support they need.
Barbara Macdougall

Barbara Macdougall

Specialist Mental Health Occupational Therapist
Barbara is a dual qualified Occupational Therapist and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. She has accreditation with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies and Health Care Professions Council. Barbara has excellent knowledge of physical and mental health conditions, her dual training giving her a unique insight into providing rehabilitation for clients with complex problems following trauma.  She is noted by colleagues and clients as having excellent interpersonal and therapy skills.
Lauren Docherty

Lauren Docherty

Office Manager
Lauren has brought her background in customer services and hotel management to Novo to keep the wheels of the machine turning smoothly. The lynchpin of the office, Lauren is a great first point of contact for just about anything.
Elle de Sousa

Elle de Sousa

Rehabilitation Assistant
Elle joined the company in 2020 as a Rehabilitation Assistant and Mental Health Worker. She has 20 years experience in the sector, spanning counselling and mental health as well as her work in rehabilitation.

Amelia Qureshi

Amelia Qureshi

Junior Rehabilitation Assistant
Amelia is a Junior Rehabilitation Assistant and works for us as well as studying for a Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy. We are delighted to be helping the next generation of exceptional therapists get hands on experience in the field.

DAVID’S STORY

David is a 27 year old man with severe quadriplegic cerebral palsey who lives with his parents in a rural part of Scotland. David has limited communication skills but is very interested and aware of his environment and has a cheeky sense of humour.

Helen became involved as his case manager in 2011 and set up a private care team to assist the family with all David’s daily needs. Over the years the team has grown as David has made the transition to adulthood. We have recruited a specialist seating team to help the family purchase a dynamic wheelchair for David, which has lead to an improved quality of life for David and he now engages in a varied timetable of weekly indoor and outdoor activities, including learning sessions with one of our team who is a qualified teacher. He has regular private physiotherapy at home and enjoys swimming every week. The family have purchased a partially suitable property which they are extending with a wing for David and his carers and a hydrotherapy pool. The proprty is very rural with lots of land and David’s family are looking forward to him taking an active role in caring for pigs, hens and horses that will be acquired for the land.

As an occupational therapist, Helen was able to advise the architect and family with this exciting project. Throughout the process of case management, David and his family’s needs and wishes remain central. As well as recruiting private services where required, we work very hard to ensure that David is able to access statutory services where appropriate.

Throughout the process of case management, David and his family’s needs and wishes remain central. As well as recruiting private services where required, we work very hard to ensure that David is able to access statutory services where appropriate.

CONTACT

6 Blair Court, North Avenue, Clydebank Business Park, Clydebank. G81 2LA

+44 (0)141 488 6630

info@novotc.co.uk

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