Occupational Therapy

Our occupational therapists help you get back to daily living. We focus on restoring your normal function which includes participation in meaningful activities such as:

• daily living and personal care
• instrumental activities of daily living and household duties
• work or study
• recreational or leisure activities.

Our services

Our Occupational Therapy Service is provided across the hospital and your home. We aim to promote your health, wellbeing and functional independence through:

• hand therapy
• splinting; static and dynamic
• scar management
• oedema (swelling) management
• activities of daily living assessment and retraining
• cognitive and perceptual assessment and retraining
• home assessment and environmental audits
• functional assessment
• prescription of assistive devices
• activity pacing and work simplification
• upper limb assessment and retraining
• instrumental Activities of Daily Living (ADL) assessment and retraining
• joint protection and positioning
• pressure injury prevention.

How to access this service

To access this service, your GP or medical practitioner will need to send a referral letter to the hospital.

If there is a waiting list, you will receive a confirmation letter and be advised on what to do next. If there is no waiting list, you will receive an appointment booking letter or we will contact you to arrange a suitable time for your appointment.

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