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Paramedicine for children - for care providers

In the paediatric paramedic section, we provide specialist care for children and young people with physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy needs. Our team works together to improve the quality of life and promote the development of our young patients.

Paramedicine for children - for care providers

In the paediatric paramedic section, we provide specialist care for children and young people with physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy needs. Our team works together to improve the quality of life and promote the development of our young patients.

Our services

The people who work with us have different professional categories: assistant nurse, music therapist, preschool teachers in play therapy, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians, psychologists, counsellors, special education teachers and speech therapists.

We work with all wards and clinics, so no matter what illness you have when you visit the hospital, you can get help from one of us. Contact with us is always via a doctor, so talk to your/your child's doctor if you have/your child has a need. You can read more about what else we can help you with under our respective wards.

Contact us

Christine Gibson 
Head of Department

Cecilia Montgomery and Marielle Johansson Bichara 
Deputy Heads of Department  

Folke Bernadotte neurorehabilitation

We have a rehabilitation, communication and neuroeducation team  

Referral to us is sent to:

Folke Bernadotte neurorehabilitering  
Sektionen för paramedicin, Akademiska barnsjukhuset  
Ingång 95/96, 751 85 Uppsala  

Music therapy

At Uppsala University Children's Hospital, music therapy is offered to those who are hospitalised on two days a week. Patients cannot book music therapy themselves, contact is made through clinics. To get in touch with the music therapist as a care provider, please call 018-6175172. The music therapist is funded by the Music Buoy Foundation, which includes the Uppsala University Hospital Children's Fund as a contributor.

Working in paramedicine at the children's hospital Our work is largely carried out in multi-professional teams. The section includes occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, dietitians, psychologists, counsellors, special educators, play therapy preschool teachers, care coordinators, assistants and music therapists. We offer specialised interventions and work for the wards where children and young people are treated. We often work in teams on specific diagnostic groups. Our neurohabilitation team treats/assesses children and young people from all over the country. We cater for children and young people with neuropaediatric issues based on cerebral palsy (CP), epilepsy, eating difficulties, unusual malformation syndromes, acquired brain injuries, learning disabilities and neuromuscular diseases. 

 

Updated: 2026-06-18