Objectives

1. To provide Physiotherapy, as part of a multi-disciplinary approach, to disabled adults
2. To continually up-date knowledge of the latest techniques through continuing education and in-service programmes, and to implement these techniques where appropriate
3. To provide training to other staff members with regard to patient handling and other relevant issues
4. To provide Physiotherapy input for preventive and health care programmes, with particular emphasis on manual handling and back care
5. To provide supervised clinical experience for students
6. To partake in quality improvement projects
7. To support research projects

Services Provided

• Physiotherapy treatments for all neurological and musculo-skeletal and orthopaedic conditions
  
• Hydrotherapy
• No manipulative therapy
• Service available for PJC inpatients and Community Rehabilitation Centre, Rehabilitation in the Home, Continence, Movement Disorders, Amputee and Psychiatry patients and ACAS

Referral Form

Hours of Operation

Department operates 8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. weekdays.
Limited service for inpatients at weekends.
Not available public holidays

Philosophy

In keeping with the Philosophy of the Peter James Centre, the Physiotherapy Department is an integral part of the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team which aims to provide assessment and treatment to all patients, with the aim of achieving the highest possible level of independence, in accordance with the ethics of the profession.

Current Clinical Research Activities

• Benchmarking outcomes and resource utilisation for patients with severe disability after stroke.
• Predictive Validating of a Falls Risk Assessment Tool

Contacts