Overview
If you have a long term neurological condition this service provides short-term support and rehabilitation for up to 6 weeks in your own home after a sudden deterioration or to support a faster discharge from hospital. The service aims to improve quality of life and reduce hospital admissions. This team consist of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapist and Speech and Language Therapists.
The current average waiting time for the Neuro Rehabilitation service is 3.7 weeks.
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Using this service
If you have a long term neurological condition this service provides short-term support and rehabilitation for up to 6 weeks in your own home after a sudden deterioration or to support a faster discharge from hospital. The service aims to improve quality of life and reduce hospital admissions
This team consist of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapist and Speech and Language Therapists.
The main neurological conditions that we see are:
• Epilepsy
• MS
• Parkinson’s, PSP and CBD
• MND
• Brain injury / TBI
• Brain tumours
• Spinal – incl. tumours
• Sub-arachnoid haemorrhage
• Encephalitis
• Post neuro surgery
• Hydrocephalus
Calls may be recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare
How to refer
You can gain access to this service via two pathways:
• Supported discharge from an acute hospital i.e. Princess Royal University Hospital
• Referral from own home by community staff / therapies / GP
The healthcare professionals listed below can refer you directly using this referral form.
• Consultants
• General Practitioners
• ABI/TBI co-ordinator
• Allied Health Professionals
• Specialist Neuro-rehabilitation Units
• Community Matrons and District Nurses
• Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Care Managers
Referral forms to be sent to: bromh.cccpod3refs@nhs.net
Inclusion criteria
· Registered with a Bromley GP
· Aged 16 or over
And the patient meeting one of the following conditions:
· Has a diagnosis of a Long term neurological condition (LTNC), excluding stroke, impacting on the patient’s ability to participate in what the patient
would consider to be normal, everyday activity.
· Experiences significant new or different impairments as a result of a Long term neurological condition (LTNC)
· experiences a significant change in condition that compromises independence.
· Based on clinical opinion, patient is likely to benefit from the rehabilitation programme and/or is likely to benefit from symptom and disease
management including support to meet the patient’s continuing and changing needs.
· Is medically stable at time of referral
· Can be safely managed at home or in a community setting with support from appropriate agencies.
Calls may be recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare