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Neurological physiotherapy outpatients service
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About the service
The neurological physiotherapy outpatients service provides specialist neurological physiotherapy for adults over the age of 16 with a neurological condition.
The service provides assessment and treatment to promote functional independence.
The service offers advice and education to help people understand their condition and promote self-management.
Why would someone choose the service?
- Passionate and knowledgeable staff using evidence based clinical practice to meet patient needs
- Opportunity to receive rehabilitation in an outpatient setting with access to specialist therapists in a therapeutic environment
- Excellent patient feedback from individual and group treatment sessions
Staff you may meet
- Administrative staff provide essential support to doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. This can be in a variety of different settings, with administrators working as a receptionist in a clinic or a clerk on a ward. They may also be working closely with a consultant as a medical secretary.
- The NHS employs a wide range of clinical staff, it wouldn’t be possible to list them all on this website! All our clinical staff are skilled, dedicated professionals who adhere to high standards of training and work-place practice.
- Physiotherapists help people to improve their range of movement in order to promote health and well being. This can help people to live more independently.
- Therapy is a broad term and can range from occupational therapists to behavioural therapists. Our therapists are trained in their specialist area and type of therapy to make sure we can offer the very best care.
Why a professional should choose the service
- The service has highly trained physiotherapists specialising in neurological rehabilitation enabling people to achieve their best possible rehabilitation potential and outcomes
- We complete individual assessments to tailor therapy to the individuals needs
- They provide individual treatment sessions and have several group exercise classes available
- Appointment allow people time to ask questions and be involved in the decision making about their treatment. The service works closely with other health professionals to maximise therapy and treatment outcomes. This may include onward referrals to other agencies
- Proactive approach to managing long term conditions by educating and teaching patients how to self-manage their condition
Support offered
- Full comprehensive holistic assessment
- Provision of walking aids
- Falls screening
- Exercise groups
- Education and self-management advice
- Onward referrals
Outcomes
- To enable a patient to reach their potential and achieve improved physical health in addition to self-managing their condition
- To improve patient function in line with their goals
- Prevent hospital admissions
- Improve knowledge of condition
- Education of carers/relatives
- To provide training for physiotherapy students
- To maintain strong links with specialist nurses
Referrals accepted from:
A & E, AHPs, CMHTs, Consultants, GP staff, GPs, Hospital staff, Other NHS services, Other Trust services, Patients(self-referral)
Referral criteria:
- Patients must have a neurological condition
- Over the age of 16
- Registered with a Barnsley GP or live in Barnsley
- Patient consents to assessment and treatment
- Patient is able to attend an outpatient appointment in a clinic setting
Exclusion criteria
- Patients who require the assistance of more than one therapist during treatment
- Patients who require hoisting
- Patients who do not have independent sitting balance
- Patients who have a neurological condition whose functional levels have not changed in the last six months
- Patients who are unable to complete any rehabilitation programme at home to ensure carryover from treatment
- Patients who have a neurological problem but have been referred to physiotherapy for the treatment of a musculoskeletal problem, e.g. patient who has Parkinson’s disease who has acute neck pain or ankle sprain (refer to musculoskeletal physiotherapy)
- Patients with a previously unsuccessful physiotherapy episode for the same condition / problem
- Patients with cognitive problems who could not comply with treatment
- Patients aged 16 years and under still in full time education or 19 years and under with learning disabilities (refer to community paediatric service)
- Referral for hydrotherapy
- Referral only for the provision of splints / orthotics (directly refer to orthotics)
- Patients who require physiotherapy treatment / assessment at home