about Lynne Merrett
The former Clinical Lead OT for Stroke and Brain Injury (Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust), Lynne joined The OT Centre in 2017 providing specialist services for adults for Adults for Medico-Legal cases, Private Clients and families, Local Authorities, Statutory Services, Businesses & Charities.
" Lynne joined The OT Centre in 2017.
It is a privilege to have Lynne on the team. She brings over 20 years experience working with clients who have suffered a Brain Injury.
Her CV and Testimonials are a credit to her experience, skill, commitment and moral compass."
Helen Spencer
Clinical Director
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Teignmouth
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Exeter
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Lynne's Bio
A highly experienced Occupational Therapist providing specialist services for Adults for Medico-Legal cases, Private Clients and families, Local Authorities, Statutory Services, Businesses & Charities.
As the former Clinical Lead OT for Stroke and Brain Injury (Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust), Lynne has advised and managed clinical standards and best practice across the multidisciplinary team of Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, SaLT and Support Staff in the county of Somerset.
She has extensive experience managing a complex neurological caseload of challenging clients in private settings, hospitals and community settings enabling her clients to achieve their goals and greatly improve their quality of life.
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Lynne has a highly professional approach to client-centred multi-disciplinary team working and demonstrable experience formulating comprehensive SMART based multidisciplinary treatment plans in collaboration with other disciplines, whilst being sensitive to a client’s capabilities to participate. Her patient, caring and calm nature builds a natural rapport with patients, families, carers and professionals.
As an independent practitioner Lynne provides a range of services including:
Assessment tailored to the needs of the individual
SMART goal-centred treatment programmes
cognitive re-education
fatigue management
advice on home adaptations and equipment provision
specialist seating assessment
Multidisciplinary team Training
Risk Assessment
Thermoplastic splinting
Lynne qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 2001 at the University of Liverpool with a BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy. She gained a breadth of clinical expertise in a variety of NHS fields, including mental health, orthopaedics and general medicine, before specialising in neurological rehabilitation, as a senior therapist at the Queen Victoria Memorial Community Hospital in 2003.
Skills & Interventions
Aids & Equipment, Assistive Technologies, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Fatigue Management, Functional Skills Training: Independent Living Skills (ILS), Activities of Daily (ADL) Living, Community Access, Housing Adaptations: Minor, Manual Handling, Mobility, Neurorehabilitation, Orthopaedic Injuries, Physical Rehabilitation, Postural Management, Sleep Hygiene, SMART Goal Setting & Reporting, Specialist Seating, Splinting, Training, Upper Limb Rehabilitation, Vocational support: Return to Work or Education, Wheelchair Assessments, Work-Site Assessments
Special Interests
Cognitive Rehabilitation, Fatigue Management
Primary Specialism
Neurorehabilitation OT
Conditions Supported
Neurological
Acquired Brain Injury (Stroke, Concussion, Aneurysm, Substance Use/Drug/Alcohol, Hypoxic or Anoxic Brain Injury, Tumor, Brain haemorrhage, Encephalitis), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFS, Progressive Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis MS, Motor Neurone Disease MND, Huntington's Disease, Progressive Conditions: Parkinson's Disease, Dementia, Alzheimer's, Spinal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury
Physiological
Amputation, Cancer, Catastrophic Injury, Orthopaedic Injury, Fractures, Visual Impairment
Psychological
Anxiety Disorders incl Agoraphobia, Panic, Separation Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Depression, Eating Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD, Schizophrenia
Other
Elderly
Service Sectors
Case Managers & Medicolegal, Private Clients, Individuals & Families, Schools & Colleges, Housing Associations, Local Authorities/Statutory Services, Businesses & Charities
Professional Registrations
Testimonials
" I cannot recommend Lynne highly enough, she is so proactive and her reports are concise and always realistic. I never worry about my clients when I know that Lynne has been appointed as OT – just wish there were more like her . "
Greg McDonnell
Case Manager, HCML
" As case manager I have had the pleasure of instructing Lynne Merrett to provide Occupational Therapy intervention for a complex patient who had suffered a brain injury. This patient endured physical, psychological, and cognitive difficulties which Lynne has provided effective treatment intervention for over a period of three years. Lynne is a proactive member of the Multidisciplinary Team and has a network of Health Professionals which enable her to provide a client centred approach. "
Helen Burrow
Case Manager, Circle Case Management
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Occupational Therapists vetted by our Clinical Director as specialists in their field.
Experience
Working with Case Managers, Solicitors and the Client MDT since 2010
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Availability
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