The neuroscience inpatient service aims to provide comprehensive and highly specialised physiotherapy to patients with neurological illness. 

Each patient’s perceptions, expectations and needs, as well as physical and cognitive abilities, will be assessed as soon as possible after admission. The information gained from this and ongoing assessment ensures that all physiotherapy treatment intervention is effective, meaningful to the individual and delivered in a way that maximises potential recovery. We aim to discuss the treatment options available to patients and help them to make informed decisions about their physiotherapy treatment.

Neuroscience inpatients will either be discharged home directly from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), or may be transferred to another hospital. For any neuroscience inpatient leaving the Trust who requires further physiotherapy, we will communicate in an appropriate and timely manner to refer the patient to the next provider of physiotherapy care.

Which conditions do we treat?

• Stroke
• Traumatic brain injury
• Spinal surgery
• Multiple sclerosis
• Parkinson's
• Guillain-barre syndrome
• Other neurological diseases

Location/facilities

The neuroscience physiotherapy team works in the following inpatient areas.

Neurosurgical wards 

Two 36-bed wards accepting elective and emergency cranial and spinal surgery admissions, including designated trauma beds as part of the Trust’s Major Trauma Centre status.

Neurology/acute stroke ward 

A 36-bed ward with designated acute stroke beds and neurology beds (mixed elective and emergency admissions to neurology).

Critical care 

A large critical care unit with specialist neuroscience beds (neurology, planned post-operative neurosurgical admissions and trauma/emergency neuroscience).

Short Stay Surgery Unit 

Elective spinal surgery patients are admitted directly to the Trust’s Short Stay Surgery Unit.

Lead Clinician

Hannah Farrell – Clinical Specialist,Neuro-traumatology

Deborah Lane – Clinical Specialist,Neurosurgery

Contact

Email: QEHBphysio@uhb.nhs.uk