AKW Partner with The Occupational Therapy Service to Launch Clinical Adaptation Service

A Unique Clinical Partnership Delivering Better Housing Adaptations

AKW is proud to announce our new partnership with The Occupational Therapy Service to offer a fully integrated, end-to-end clinical and technical solution for housing adaptations – the Clinical Adaptation Service.

This partnership is unique in the marketplace, combining independent occupational therapy expertise with AKW’s market-leading design, manufacturing, surveying and supply capability to deliver better outcomes for residents, improved value for money, and reduced pressure on statutory therapy services.

One Integrated Pathway. Better Outcomes.

Housing providers and local authorities can now access occupational therapy assessments, adaptation specifications, surveying, quotation, and materials supplied through a single coordinated visit, led by AKW in conjunction with The Occupational Therapy Service.

This integrated model removes fragmentation, shortens timescales, and ensures adaptations are clinically appropriate, technically accurate, and built to last.

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What the Partnership Delivers

For Housing Providers… A single point of accountability from assessment to specification and supply, with faster turnaround times compared to fragmented referral pathways. Reduced abortive works and re-adaptations, improved resident satisfaction and tenancy sustainment, and long-term asset protection through high-quality, standardised solutions

For Local Authorities… No impact on statutory OT resources with assessments delivered independently to support your existing service, helping to reduce waiting lists and backlog pressures. Clinically robust recommendations supporting DFG and capital decisions, improved compliance, auditability and defensibility of decisions, and scalable solution for planned programmes and reactive cases.

Better Value for Money… By integrating clinical assessment with technical design and supply, duplication is eliminated, errors and mis-specification are reduced, adaptations last longer and perform better, and total lifecycle costs are lowered.
This partnership focuses on doing it right first time, delivering sustainable adaptations that meet residents’ needs today and in the future.

Long-Term Positive Outcomes for Residents… Giving them greater independence and safety at home, with a reduced risk of falls and hospital admissions. Homes that adapt as needs change, and improved wellbeing, dignity and quality of life.

Why This Partnership is Different

Unlike traditional models where clinical advice, surveying and supply sit in isolation, The Occupational Therapy Service and AKW partnership provides a joined-up, clinically led solution – purpose-built for housing providers and commissioners.

One pathway. One standard. One outcome: better homes that truly work for residents.

Find out more about the Clinical Adaptation Service; if you would like to discuss this further with your local AKW representative, please get in touch via our Contact form, or call us on 01905 823 298.