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Optua Leisure organises sport and leisure activities, day trips and taster sessions for disabled people across Suffolk.
The aims of Optua Leisure are to encourage disabled people to become more active, which improves health and well-being, and to give them the opportunity to enjoy regular activities and to try new ones. Optua Leisure also encourages sport and leisure facilities to develop better access and helps to make existing clubs more inclusive.
The service is available to anyone with a physical, sensory and/or learning disability. Registration is free, and comes with a regular newsletter packed full of exciting activities and events, news topics and articles from service providers and service users.
Publicly funded
- individually commissioned
Privately funded (anyone can purchase)
Charitably funded (no payment required)
This Service was mapped by Eastern Region ABI. See HERE for more information
Patient description
Medically stable. Wanting to engage further with the community, alone or with others.
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Organised activity in the community offering opportunities to to develop social skills, stamina, confidence, attention & leisure pursuits, Specific attention paid to: Community involvement & integration (further education etc), Personal social development and empowerment Structured daytime activity within the individual's competency framework. Includes Day activities, Day Centres, clubs and activity that may be purchased with a personal budget.
Patient description
Medically stable. Wanting to engage further with the community, alone or with others.
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Organised activity in the community offering opportunities to develop skills through voluntary work and activity.
No Data for NMDS
Optua Leisure
Location and Contact detailsOptua House Hill View Business Park Claydon Suffolk IP6 0AJ Telephone: 01473 836777 Email: david.finn@optua.org.uk http://www.optua.org.uk/leisure.asp |
Type of organisation
Descripton of organisation
miles (straight line)miles (approximate road distance) Entry last updatedOct 3, 2012 |
Further Details
Optua Leisure organises sport and leisure activities, day trips and taster sessions for disabled people across Suffolk.
The aims of Optua Leisure are to encourage disabled people to become more active, which improves health and well-being, and to give them the opportunity to enjoy regular activities and to try new ones. Optua Leisure also encourages sport and leisure facilities to develop better access and helps to make existing clubs more inclusive.
The service is available to anyone with a physical, sensory and/or learning disability. Registration is free, and comes with a regular newsletter packed full of exciting activities and events, news topics and articles from service providers and service users.
Services available
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National = country wide, Regional = offering a
service within 150 miles, Local = offering a service within 50
miles
This service adheres to the following Regulatory Frameworks / is affiliated to the following bodies:
Referrals can be made by
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How are services paid for?
Publicly funded
- individually commissioned
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| Jointly funded by NHS & Social Care Services | | | |
Privately funded (anyone can purchase)
Charitably funded (no payment required)
Typical duration that a service is offered
Not time limited.This Service was mapped by Eastern Region ABI. See HERE for more information
Services available are defined by the following EHIG Rehabilitation Codes
For an explanation of the codings please click hereSOMETHING TO DO
[Code 120]Patient description
Medically stable. Wanting to engage further with the community, alone or with others.
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Organised activity in the community offering opportunities to to develop social skills, stamina, confidence, attention & leisure pursuits, Specific attention paid to: Community involvement & integration (further education etc), Personal social development and empowerment Structured daytime activity within the individual's competency framework. Includes Day activities, Day Centres, clubs and activity that may be purchased with a personal budget.
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
[Code 125]Patient description
Medically stable. Wanting to engage further with the community, alone or with others.
Sites
All sites
Description of rehabilitation input
Organised activity in the community offering opportunities to develop skills through voluntary work and activity.
This service is defined by the NMDS (National Minimum Data Set) codes as:
For an explanation of the NMDS, please click hereNo Data for NMDS
