Academic support services

We find an initial conversational assessment to understand the wide range of needs and support required is the foundation to providing you with first class services. Even more importantly, we offer uninterrupted and steady service by assigning a main personal assistant or support worker who will attend to your needs consistently with a backup staff who will step in when your regular personal assistant is on leave or unable to attend. Receiving care from the same personal assistant and support worker is vital in enabling you to receive exceptional assistance to make your college or university life special and meaningful.

When you contact us, you’ll be assigned a dedicated academic support manager who is an experienced educational nursing staff. This manager will work with you to assess and establish the type of support you require, the college or university personal assistant or support worker you’re looking for and the kind of support or care you need. The assigned manager will have oversight responsibility for your care package from start to finish.

We are capable of providing academic support services to students at college and university – undergraduate and postgraduate students throughout the UK. Past students who used our services have expressed their great appreciation for quality of services received from our college support workers and university personal assistant and how these services have helped with their education and social life.

Our academic support team which is made up of dedicated clinical manager, college support workers and university personal team as specially trained to support you with:

• • Intimate or personal care such as bathing or washing, dressing/undressing and continent or toileting needs
  • Household chores e.g. laundry and light cleaning services
  • Mobility and transfer assistance including the use of wheelchair, assistive technology and hoists
  • Clinical intervention e.g. support with catheter, feeding tube stoma or ventilator
  • Meal preparation – drinks and food for nutritional needs
  • Management of medication , if required
  • Shopping
  • Running errands

The academic support services team have helped students to learn skills to live independently, complete assignments and get to library. The college support workers and university personal assistants have enabled many students to take part in social events such as going out with with friends, visits to the cinema, and taking part in academic trips. The services help to improve the health, social emotional and psychological wellbeing of students. Our support workers and personal assistants can tailor the services to your personal, emotional and educational needs and provides support for your studies which may include:

• • Taking notes
  • Reading strategies
  • Writing essays or assignments
  • Managing time
  • Organising and writing dissertations
  • Preparing for examinations
  • Strategies for spelling and grammar

We’re able to organize bespoke services to suit your specific needs.

Get in touch to discuss your academic support needs on 0203 643 5295 or request a callback and we’ll surely return your call immediately.

From experience, we’ve found that it is always essential to arrange for academic support and personal care for college university ahead of time and as early as possible. You may have to plan a year or more in advance of college and university admissions and entry. This is to ensure that funding support for your personal and academic needs are in place.

We can help you to arrange your needs and to get referral from a healthcare professional. There after we can help you with the assessment process to identify the kind of support you need and also to identify the most suitable support worker or personal assistant to suit your needs and preferences.

University or College provide support for students with disability to ensure that they start out well with further and higher education. You may contact the learning support department of you college or university and speak with the learning support coordinator or disability advisor about disability allowance and any other needs and the type of support they provide. You’re only allowed to contact and apply for Disabled Student Allowances when Student Finance England has asked you to do so. This is why it is absolutely essential that you contact Student Finance England as soon as possible and let them know your circumstances.

If you require help to do contact Student Finance England or Disabled Students Allowances then we’re here to help, contact us on 0203 643 5295 or email us: info@verityhealthcare.co.uk

The Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA) may provide you with funding for the costs of:

• • Specialist equipment, for example, a specially designed computer
  • Support and care from non-medical helpers such as support workers and personal assistants
  • Equipment to enable you access college and university buildings and facilities
  • Course materials in accessible formats, such as Braille, digital voices, recorders
  • Receiving extra support in lectures, coursework, experiments, tests and exams
  • Producing accessible learning material and providing alternative teaching methods
  • Allowing extra time for your studies

The Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA) can offer students extra financial support up to about £25,000 based on the nature of course or course intensity. You’re strongly advised not to buy any equipment until you’ve been assessed by Student Finance England – you won’t be reimbursed for it.

We’d love to hear from you so we can support you achieve your life dreams and educational aspiration. If your require further information on Academic Support Services, or any of our services, please contact one of our advisors on 0203 771 5653 or email us: info@verityhealthcare.co.uk.