Physiotherapy Department by Gill Storey

The builders have now left us and the new extended NMC is completed. During the 9 months of building work patients, carers, physiotherapists and others have worked side by side, and not a single day of treatment has been lost which is quite remarkable.

The physio department has doubled in size and we now have a new specialised adapted gym and an extra treatment room. We have recently employed two new graduate physiotherapists in order to maximise the use of the new department and gym. This means that we will be able to provide more active exercise to a wider range of patients, increase the amount of first assessments we see and also the number of regular appointment slots.

The fundraising team have successfully sourced funding for new disability access equipment which includes:

• A wheelchair accessible rower
• 3 assisted arm and leg cycles
• 2 exercise bikes
• A seated crosstrainer (that you can be hoisted into)
• A standing crosstrainer
• Wii for balance and weight distribution
• Theraband resistance station
• Cable weight station

In the future we are planning to train a physiotherapist to do cardiopulmonary classes at the centre to be able to improve the heart and lung fitness of our patients. The training is accredited and approved by the British Heart Foundation.