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Moor Green Out-Patient Acquired Brain Injury Programme




Location and Contact details


Moor Green
Moseley Hall Hospital
Birmingham
West Midlands
B13 8JL

Telephone: 0121 466 6070

Email: contact.bchc@nhs.net

http://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/about-us/serv...

Type of organisation

  • NHS Service

Descripton of organisation

  • Community Based Service

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Entry last updated

Nov 3, 2012

Further Details

Any adult over the age of 16 who has experienced an acquired brain injury such as a traumatic brain injury (resulting from a car accident, fall or assault for example), a stroke or an infection in the brain, and who lives in the West Midlands could attend Moor Green.

The staff team consists of:

Speech and Language Therapists
Physiotherapists
Occupational Therapists
Clinical Psychologists
Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine
Adult Education Tutors
Administration and secretarial staff


Clients will be offered a place at Moor Green when there is a need for them to be seen by at least two of these professions who will have to work in an integrated manner in order to assist with progress. Clients may be working on managing their behaviour, community integration, independent living skills, vocational exploration or returning to work.

Services available

ABI Specialist National Regional Local
Clinical psychology yes no yes yes
Community support yes no yes yes
Family Support yes no yes yes
Neuropsychology yes no yes yes
Occupational Therapy yes no yes yes
Physiotherapy yes no yes yes
Psychology yes no yes yes
Rehabilitation Consultant yes no yes yes
Speech & Language Therapy yes no yes yes
Vocational Support yes no yes yes
National = country wide, Regional = offering a service within 150 miles, Local = offering a service within 50 miles

This service adheres to the following Regulatory Frameworks / is affiliated to the following bodies:

NHS Service

Referrals can be made by

GP yes
Consultant yes
Healthcare Professional yes
Self/Advocate/Family yes
Other professional eg Social Care/Case Manager yes

- Referrals from the sources above are seen initially in our Brain Injury Specialist Clinic, which is hosted within Moor Green.

How are services paid for?

yes Publicly funded - free at point of access
Regularly Sometimes Never
NHS yesnono
Social Care Services nonoyes
Jointly funded by NHS & Social Care Services nonoyes

Typical duration that a service is offered

The Moor Green programme generally lasts for approximately six months, though can be longer where clients are engaged in our vocational rehabilitation programme.

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Services available are defined by the following EHIG Rehabilitation Codes

For an explanation of the codings please click here

REHAB AT HOME

[Code 70]
Patient description
Medically stable, able to actively participate with and benefit from therapy. Will include spectrum of initial severity of injury with a small minority derived from Code 05 category

Sites
Domiciliary or day hospital

Description of rehabilitation input
Interdisciplinary co-ordinated management therapy aimed at community re-integration/inclusion by enhancing independence, wellbeing, & assist return to work/education. In collaboration with Social Services, neuropsychiatry, voluntary and statutory services. Includes treatment of patients in their own homes, or with live-in carers.

COGNITIVE THERAPY

[Code 80]
Patient description
Medically stable, independently mobile, primarily cognitive impairments likely to benefit from intensive neuropsychological therapy

Sites
Domiciliary or day hospital

Description of rehabilitation input
Interdisciplinary, holistic and intensive assessment and therapy programme – addressing individual cognitive, social, emotional and physical needs, with the aim of a return to work, studies or independent community life.

BRAIN INJURY CLINIC

[Code 85]
Patient description
Medically stable, living in community, aiming to enter/return to employment

Sites
Outpatient clinic – acute or community hospital or other community location

Description of rehabilitation input
Multidisciplinary diagnostic and triage clinic, including expert medical input, with specialist brain injury nurse and/or neuropsychological assessment and support and follow-along available. Education, emotional and social support, both for patient and family. Liaison with/advice to GP and employer.

HELP GETTING BACK TO WORK

[Code 90]
Patient description
Medically stable, living in community, aiming to enter/return to employment

Sites
Domiciliary, community-based or residential

Description of rehabilitation input
Interdisciplinary programme addressing all aspects of occupational activity, including, specialist assessment, work preparation, job search, job coaching and workplace support, and employer/college education and support.

This service is defined by the NMDS (National Minimum Data Set) codes as:

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Level 2 (local specialist rehabilitation services): Treat patients with Category B needs (and some Category A needs) and is led/supported by a consultant trained and accredited in rehabilitation medicine

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