Please see below an outline of the fees from 01 April 2021
| Activity | Fee |
| Introductory telephone discussion / meeting | Free but mileage will be charged |
| *Initial consultation & assessment including a summary report | £150 |
| Additional assessment for Auditory Processing Disorder | £90 |
| One-hour duration school / home therapy session | £75 |
| One hour duration virtual therapy** | £70 |
| Half an hour duration school / home therapy session | £50 |
| Half an hour duration virtual therapy** | £47.50 |
| School / home programme (in lieu of or to supplement direct therapy on parents’ request) | £75 per hour |
| Attendance at statement review meetings and tribunals | £75 per hour |
| Detailed reports for second opinions, SEN tribunals and other professional purposes (supplied at your request) (up to one-hour duration) | £70 |
| Travel for domiciliary and school visits | 50p per mile |
| Additional travel costs e.g. tolls, congestion charge, parking | As charged |
| Full or half days requirement e.g. ***Schools Service, or ****Attendance Requirement e.g. tribunals | £425 per day, or £230 per half day |
* Initial Consultations and Assessments – these are usually direct assessment but may also involve observation, discussion and reading of reports from other professionals. Summary reports give brief details of the assessment and therapeutic aims. Longer reports can be prepared if required at an additional cost.
** Virtual Therapy – therapy can be undertaken over a virtual system e.g., Zoom, MS Teams, rather than face-to-face, for certain children, and a small discount is offered for this service.
*** Schools Service – this service is where a school engages the services of the company to provide therapy support for one or more pupils in a school and the school is invoiced for the intervention rather than the individual parents. In these cases, mileage will be charged per day rather than per individual student.
**** Attendance Requirements – Where a therapist is required to spend a day at a tribunal or meeting, this will be charged by the number of hours up to 3 hours, at which the rate will be the half day price, or if 6 hours or more, the full day will be charged.
Cancellation
If there is a problem with attending an appointment, please let the therapist or Practice Administrator know as soon as possible to re-arrange. Appointment cancelled at less than 24-hour notice may be charged at the full rate for standard sessions. Travel costs may be applied if the therapist has travelled to the location.
Parents may choose to withdraw a child from therapy at any time; however, at least a week’s notice would be appreciated. I will endeavour to keep all appointments, but no liability can be accepted for inconvenience / expense if unforeseen circumstances mean arrangements need to be cancelled or changed.
Liaison
In cases where a client is also receiving therapy from the NHS, I will liaise with the NHS therapist only with your signed permission. It is highly recommended that you give your consent to ensure that therapy targets are not contradictory and to ensure effectiveness of therapy. Liaison time will not be invoiced.
Confidentiality
Information shared during the course of assessment and therapy will be used only for the purpose for which it is given, and not released to other agencies without prior consent. However, if we are concerned about your child’s welfare at any time, we are obliged to follow our professional code of conduct and pass on information to the relevant other agencies, on a need-to-know basis.
Invoices
Invoices will be submitted to clients within a week of activity. All invoices are expected to be paid within 7 calendar days of date of invoice. Failure to pay on time may result in a late fee being added, at a rate of 5% of the total invoice, which be added each week of no payment.
If you are having difficulty with payment, please contact us at the earliest opportunity at admin@npslts.co.uk to discuss options.