Outpatient Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Services
Physiotherapists provide a range of interventions which include treatment, education and advice. Physiotherapists aim to restore, maintain and improve a person’s function and movement and therefore maximise quality of life.
Extended Scope Practitioners Service
Extended Scope Practitioners are highly qualified expert therapists who work in an extended role and provide a range of interventions which include treatment, education and advice.
Speech and Language Therapy
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust offer a comprehensive service in Speech and Language Therapy. It is split across three localities: Ashford, Shepway and Dover/Deal.
Paediatric Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapists help children develop skills in the areas of self care, school and play.
Hand Therapy Services
The Hand Therapy team consists of occupational therapists and physiotherapists who work closely together using generic and specialist skills providing therapist input in some fracture clinics and are able to order and interpret xrays as well as refer for some other diagnostic tests.
Occupational Therapy Services
Occupational Therapy enables individuals to take part in activities of daily living that they need or want to do. Occupational Therapists work with people of all ages and their carers to overcome the difficulties they have as a result of illness, disability and barriers in their environment.