Rehabilitation
General introduction
We offer a range of assessment, treatment and advisory services. Patients can be seen:
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As an inpatient
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As an outpatient
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On a day care basis
We also visit patients on an outreach basis - in other hospitals, in residential and nursing homes and at home. Our aim is that all of our services are flexible, responsive and centred on the needs of all our patients. We have specifically developed a system of setting goals with the patient to ensure the most efficient and effective delivery of therapy. This is mainly used for inpatient rehabilitation
What we do
Within our centre, we have a variety of specific clinical services including:
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Neurological Rehabilitation - to help people with any neurological or neuromuscular condition
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Prosthetics - to help people who need a prosthetic limb, providing rehabilitation both at the outset and for the rest of that person's life
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Orthotics - to provide orthoses for anyone who needs it, whatever their underlying condition
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Wheelchair service- to provide wheelchairs and seating for people with mobility difficulties
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Rehabilitation Engineering - to provide engineering solution for people with disability
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If you would like more information concerning rehabilitation services, please go to our
Your Health section
Key clinical staff
Location
The Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle
West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven
Outreach to Communiity Hospitals and Residential Care Homes
Contact details
JaneE.Gill@ncuh.nhs.uk
If you are a GP wanting to make a referral to this service please provide as much information as possible and as a minimum, please provide the following:
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Full GP practice details
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Patient data including the patient's name, date of birth and telephone number
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Patient's NHS number
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All relevant clinical information and indication of urgency
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Information on any relevant pathology or X-ray tests carried out
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Whether the patient needs transport on medical grounds
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Whether the patient needs an interpreter
If you are unsure whether to make a referral but would like to make contact with someone in the clinical team, please contact us.
Referrals to the Neurological Rehabilitation Unit can be made using the referral forms in the GP section of this website.