Our Occupational Therapists provide assessment and intervention to enable our patients to regain and maximise their independence and facilitate a safe and timely discharge from hospital.
What to expect
The team will visit you on your ward to gather information about your social circumstances and to identify how you managed before you came into hospital. They will consider everyday tasks such as getting on and off the bed, in and out the bath and tasks in the kitchen.
If you are struggling with these tasks, the Occupational Therapist will show you equipment that may help you after you are discharged home. Further recommendations may be made, such as practices of tasks to improve mobility and transfers or how people will manage at home in the kitchen after they are discharged. For some patients our Occupational Therapists may visit your home to look at your home environment.
The team can also make recommendations for carer support, or further rehabilitation. This may be provided in your home from community teams or in a local bed based rehabilitation facility.
Contact us
Occupational Therapy, Sunderland Royal Hospital
Telephone: 01915699810
Occupational Therapy, South Tyneside Hospital
Telephone: 01914041000
Finding us
- Our Sunderland Occupational Therapy Team are based in entrance 8, Rehabilitation at Sunderland Royal Hospital
- Our South Tyneside Occupational Therapy Team are based in the Occupational Therapy Department located in the Ingham Wing, South Tyneside District Hospital
