Physio – Neurological

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East Lothian – Neurological Out-Patient Services

What

• No dedicated ‘Service’ for out-patient neurological physiotherapy.
• Staff within the Roodlands Hospital in-patient/day hospital physiotherapy team will try to see some patients with neurological conditions, as their diaries will allow. In-patients and day hospital patients always take precedence.

Where

Roodlands Hospital

Who to refer

• All age groups are eligible for access to our services other than Paediatric cases (under age of 16) requiring physiotherapy
• Each case will be assessed in the first instance prior to the development of care plans & ongoing physiotherapy treatment/interventions(s) if required
• Conditions:
  • stroke, multiple sclerosis, parkinsonism, Huntingdon’s Chorea etc.
• Specialist Staff
  • multi-skilled with extensive experience & expertise in this area & continuing professional development is considered a vital part of their practice.

Who not to refer

• Children under the age of 16 – referred to RHSC.
• Individuals with a Learning Disability
  • referred to the East Lothian Learning Disability Team
  • specialist physiotherapists are embedded in this team
• Mental Health problem
  • referred to the East Lothian Adult or Older People’s Community Mental Health Team as appropriate
  • specialist physiotherapists are embedded in the Adult Community Mental Health Team.

How to refer

• Patients:
  • Patients who have already been seen by ‘Team’ may, by arrangement, be allowed the facility to self refer by phoning either the physiotherapist seen previously or by calling the Team office on 0131 536 8433.
• GPs:
  • completing a SCI Gateway referral protocol (link to Gateway)
    • This is the preferred method for physiotherapy as a greater amount of pertinent & important clinical information is included from GP patient records with this form.  It is also very easy to use, speedily received by physiotherapy & therefore processed faster, & an e-record of the referral remains on the SCI Gateway system even after downloading.
    • All SCI Gateway referrals are downloaded in the Physiotherapy Referral Management Centre in Roodlands Hospital.
  • completing & sending in a paper referral form (???) to physiotherapy
    • Completed forms should be posted in NHS Lothian internal mail to: Physiotherapy Referral Management Centre
      Attic Offices
      Roodlands Hospital
      Haddington, EH41 3PF
      Tel: 0131 53 6 8430
      Mobile:  07791 356091
      Email: Brian.Brockie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
• Or forms may be faxed to the Physiotherapy Referral Management Centre on 0131 536 8367

Referrals that arrive in Physiotherapy Departments from whatever source, e.g. letters or faxes, will be immediately forwarded to the Referral Management Centre for processing.