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Occupational therapy

Occupational Therapists (OTs) work within multidisciplinary teams providing specialist assessment and rehabilitation of function. They are integral to timely discharge planning and facilitate a supported return home.

Specific intervention may include:

• Assessment of motor, sensory, cognitive and perceptual performance, focusing on the  impact that impairments in these areas can have on an individual’s ability to undertake daily tasks
• Education on long-term condition management and temporary disability management related to daily activities including work
• Functional retraining, splint fabrication, specialist equipment prescription and home adaptations
• Liaison and referral to community services, enabling ongoing rehabilitation and provision of equipment/services

At Charing Cross Hospital, OT is offered to adults by teams in the following specialties: neurosciences; stroke services; elderly medicine; general medicine and surgery; oncology; trauma and orthopaedics; A&E; medical assessment and observation; outpatient hand therapy. 

Location
Ground floor, South Wing