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Occupational therapy services to general medicine
What we do
The Occupational Therapy team for General Medicine work with adult patients who may have problems associated with Cardiac, Respiratory, Renal/Gastroenterology, Haematology or Oncology conditions. We work very closely as a team to facilitate safe and timely discharges.
Medical Occupational Therapists are involved with:
- Carrying out functional and cognitive assessments when appropriate
- Carrying out assessments in determining the level of care the patient may require for home on discharge
- Determining whether further rehabilitation is required either within the patient’s home environment or would benefit for an inpatient rehabilitation unit
- Working with terminally ill patients and implementing appropriate intervention
- Wheelchair assessments and ordering appropriate wheelchair. When more complex wheelchairs are required we will refer onto the Wheelchair Centre for further assessments
- Discharge planning of patients which can very often be complex
- Assessment for and the fitting of all relevant equipment where and when appropriate
- Demonstrating safe use and fitting of equipment to patients, family and carers
- Assessment for and the ordering of equipment to be delivered to a patient’s home
- Assessment for and the provision of appropriate hoists and slings
- Facilitating a lifestyle management session as part of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation group which takes place in the community
- The use of Oxygen Therapy with patients on the wards as appropriate
- Making referrals to community therapists and other professionals to follow up patients at home post-discharge
Where we are
We are a hospital based inpatient service covering 4 speciality wards of: Cardiology & Coronary Care Unit, Respiratory, Renal/Gastroenterology, Haematology/ Oncology and we also have patients who will be seen on outlying wards.
