Table 1.

Project acceptance criteria

Acceptance criteria

1) Clear diagnosis of a physical disability or heart defect

2) Patient appropriate for extensive rehabilitation and/or surgical intervention

3) Patient under the age of 18

4) Completion of a standardized clinical assessment form by an approved rehabilitation therapist or physician confirming appropriateness of referral

5) Completion of a standardized socioeconomic assessment form by the sending hospital social services department, confirming socioeconomic need

The acceptance criteria are dependent on the patient’s condition with regard to diagnosis, appropriateness and age (1–3). They are dependent on the sending clinic with regard to assessment by a licensed rehabilitation therapist or physician, as well as assessment by social services (4–5)