Occupational Therapy
A comprehensive Occupational Therapy service is available for
inpatients and outpatients and covers orthopaedic, oncology,
general medicine and surgery, elderly, paediatric and hand surgery
patients.
The Occupational Therapy Department has been designed to provide
the most stimulating and functional facilities for ADL (activities
of daily living) training and enables a variety of patients to
return to independence within their home environment.
Services
- Assessment and treatment of activities of daily living
- Discharge planning including home visits,
recommendation of adaptive equipment and community liaison for
provision of care after discharge
- Wheelchair assessments
- Hand therapy and splinting
- Measurement and prescription of pressure
garments
- Stress management and relaxation
therapy
- Treatment of lymphoedema
- Cognitive and perceptual
re-training
- Neurological rehabilitation
How doctors can refer
patients
By contacting the Department on via the fast track information
on the right.
How members of the public can access the
department
Via Consultant or GP referral. Self-referrals are accepted subject
to the appropriate Consultant/GP being contacted
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