Community Rehabilitation
What does this service provide?
We understand that accidents or illnesses can be devastating and can leave you feeling helpless. That’s why we work hard to improve your function and mobility while helping you regain your confidence. Our primary objective is to help you become as independent as possible after an illness or accident. Whether you have had a recent fall or another type of accident or are recovering from a stroke or a neurological condition, we are here to help.
Our compassionate team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, rehabilitation nurses, and therapy assistants works closely with you, your family, and caregivers to provide you with the best treatment, advice, and education for a wide range of conditions.
We understand that your needs are a top priority, and we will do all we can to meet them. If your needs are urgent or cannot be addressed by our team, we will refer you to the appropriate service. Rest assured that we are here for you every step of the way, and we will work tirelessly to help you get back to living your life to the fullest.
Surrey Community Rehabilitation Service (West) is based at Camberley Health Centre and covers the areas of Surrey Heath and Farnham.
Helpful Information
Your appointments
Please note that as we are a community team most appointments are offered within the home.
Depending on your needs, what happens in appointments may vary. In your first appointment we will discuss the goals you wish to achieve and a plan of treatment and management will be decided. From here, your clinician will give you a better idea of what will happen in further appointments.
The length of your appointment will vary. The initial assessment may take up to one hour but follow-up appointments will be approximately 30 minutes.
More information about Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapists assist people of all ages to achieve health and life satisfaction by improving their ability to carry out activities that they need or choose to do in their daily lives.
This will be different for everyone, it could be simple daily activities that many of us take for granted such as brushing our teeth or more complex activities such as managing a busy household or returning to work.
For example an Occupational Therapist can help someone to learn new ways of managing his/her personal care after a stroke.
Occupational Therapy intervention is a process of collaboration and negotiation between the therapist, client and carer. We take a problem solving approach to help the client to identify his/her problems and /or goals and find effective ways of dealing with them.
Examples of Occupational therapy intervention within the Community rehab team include:
- Providing a cognitive rehabilitation programme for clients following a brain injury or stroke.
- Working with clients with life-limiting conditions to help maintain their independence and improve their quality of life.
- Working with older people with complex issues e.g: poor memory, falls and balance problems which limit their independence and reduces their confidence.
- Providing self help strategies for clients with long term conditions to help manage fatigue or pain which limits their day to day activity.
- Advice on alternative techniques or equipment that will increase independence to a client with a long term condition.
- Self management skills including Vocational rehabilitation / fatigue management / relaxation techniques
- Education and advice for you and your family/carer to understand how to best manage your condition
- Assessment and possible loan / provision of NHS equipment / splints (dependant on need)
More information about Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists help people affected by injury, ageing, illness or disability through movement and exercise, manual therapy, education and advice in order to help someone restore or maximise function and improve quality of life.
Physiotherapy takes a ‘whole person’ approach to health and well being, considering all factors that may effect rehabilitation and often works alongside other health professionals.
At the core is the clients’ involvement in their own care, through education, awareness, empowerment and participation in their own treatment.
Physiotherapists use their knowledge and skills to manage a range of conditions such as:
- Neuro-musculoskeletal e.g. back pain, arthritis
- Orthopaedic e.g. joint replacements
- Difficulties associated with older age e.g. Falls, reduced balance / mobility
- Neurological conditions e.g. stroke, MS, Parkinson’s disease
Some examples of intervention may include:
- Comprehensive assessment to help identify your problems / goals
- Personalised rehabilitation programme in your own home or local environment, to be completed on your own or with support from your carers, family or friends.
- Pain management advice
- Referral to other appropriate services
- Practice mobility/ functional tasks
- Assessments and possible loan /provision of NHS equipment (dependant on need)
