What do we do?
We offer a flexible, friendly rehabilitation service for adults from 18 years onwards. The Shepway Day Hospital is based at the Royal Victoria hospital, Folkestone.
Our team
Our Multidisciplinary Team consists of a:
Who do we treat?
We treat a range of conditions which include:
- Balance problems
- Falls
- Neurological conditions; Stroke, Parkinson's Disease, MS etc
- Vestibular conditions; BPPV, dizziness etc
- General rehabilitation following long hospital admission or periods of immobility etc
About our service
We only operate one day a week on a Monday. For more intense rehabilitation programmes patients needs may be best met at one of our other day hospital departments at Buckland Day Hospital, Dover or Ashford Day Hospital, William Harvey Hospital.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy at the Shepway Day Hospital offers a range of interventions which include:
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Treatment
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Education
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Advice.
The Physiotherapist aims to restore, maintain and improve a person’s function and movement.
Treatment interventions can include:
- Facilitatory techniques of normal movement to increase function e.g. transfers, mobility, upper/lower limb function etc
- Exercise based ; balance, strengthening, core stability, and cardiovascular work etc
- Vestibular assessment and specific treatments; Dix-hallpike, Epley’s maneuvers etc
- Provision of walking aids and gait re-education indoors / outdoors
- Joint working with the Orthotist
Occupational Thearapy
Occupational Therapy enables individuals to take part in activities of daily living that they need or want to do. Occupational Therapy at the Day Hospital also work collaboratively with carers / family where appropriate to overcome the difficulty they have as a result of illness, disability and barriers in their environment.
Treatment interventions can include:
- Cognitive rehab
- Functional activities
- Home Visits
- Splinting pre/post BOTOX therapy
- Provision of equipment and adaptations
- General advice to increase patients functional independence and activities of daily living
Speech and Language Therapy
The Speech and Language Therapy Service at Shepway Day Hospital offers:
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Assessment
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Differential diagnosis and management of acquired swallowing
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Speech, voice and language difficulties which may be the result of Stroke
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Parkinson’s Disease
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Huntington’s Disease
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Motor Neurone Disease
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Cerebellar Ataxia and a number of other acquired neurological conditions.
Nursing
The role of the nursing team within the Day Hospital is to provide nursing assessment and management, working collaboratively with the other members of the MDT.
The nursing team consists of a
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Sister (not on site)
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Staff Nurse
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HCA.
We also provide nursing support forspecialist out patient clinics including Parkinson’s disease, TIA/Stroke and Falls clinics.
Links
We have close links with the falls consultants, Multiple Sclerosis Nurses and Parkinson’s Disease Nurses.
We can work collaboratively with other departments which can include
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Orthotics
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Neuropsychology
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Hydrotherapy
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Social Services
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Intermediate Care Teams
Contact us
Shepway Day Hospital
Royal Victoria Hospital
Radnor Park Ave
Folkestone
Kent
CT19 5BN
Tel: 01303 854483
Fax: 01303 854482
