To refer, please go to their website and download and return the referral form.
The Community Neuro Service (CNS) Is a multidisciplinary team, comprising of physiotherapy, occupational therapy speech and language therapy and psychology. The team specialises in rehabilitation and management for people who have a neurological condition, including stroke. Therapy is provided in the patients’ own home or in an appropriate community location.
The service provides specialist, coordinated advice and treatment to maximise independence, limit disease progression, reduce hospital admissions and facilitate smooth transition home following a hospital discharge.
The CNS also provides a modified Early Supported Discharge (ESD) service. The ESD service is stroke specific rehabilitation provided in the patient’s home where the level of rehabilitation provided is comparable to inpatient rehabilitation provision.
The ESD pathway provides a seamless transfer of care from hospital to home and allows patients to continue intensive rehabilitation in the home environment for a period of 2 weeks.
Referral criteria:
- Patient is a resident of the London Borough of Newham.
- Patient is registered with a Newham GP
- Patient must have a confirmed neurological diagnosis or confirmed diagnosis of stroke
- The primary needs of the patient must relate to the neurological diagnosis
- Patient is aged 16 years plus
- Patient is medically stable
- Patient is requiring neurological or stroke specific rehabilitation and support
- Patient must have the potential to benefit from specialist neuro input
- Patient and or their carers are willing to participate in a programme of rehabilitation / management of their condition