Whipps Cross University Hospital

What we do

We provide a wide range of services at various sites within the local community. These include:

• Acute Physiotherapy Service
  This involves the assessment and treatment of patients using physical approaches to promote, maintain and restore physical, psychological and social well being.
  
  
• Adult Community Physiotherapy Service
  Is a service for people who are housebound and are unable to access hospital based physiotherapy.
  
  Physiotherapy takes place in the client's own home.
  
  
• Children's Occupational Therapy
  This is to help children and their families to either gain or maintain the ability to carry out every day activities and tasks.
  
  Children are referred who have difficulty completing activities such as washing, dressing and feeding themselves, getting around their home or using essential home and/or school facilities.
  
  The children's occupational therapists are employed by either the London Borough of Waltham Forest or Waltham Forest Primary Care Trust.
  
  
• Community Paediatric Physiotherapy Team
  Work in special educational needs schools, main stream schools with the child development team, and in the community.
  
  The team works closely with paediatric orthotists, other teams in the specialist children's service and education to provide an integrated and multi-agency approach to management.
  
  
• Gillian Revell Therapy Unit
  Rehabilitates older people from Peace and Victory wards at Whipps Cross. It is a multi disciplinary team including occupational therapists, speech and language, physiotherapists, rehabilitation assistants and a physiotherapy assistant.
  
  
• Hospital at Home
  Is a team of therapists and nurses who support people on discharge from hospital or prevent avoidable admission to hospital.
  
  The service provides short term rehabilitation at home for up to six weeks allowing the person to regain skills that may have been lost following a period of ill health.
  
  
• Intermediate Care Services
  This can be described as a 'bridge' between hospital and home. It is a rehabilitation service that aims to help people regain the best possible level of independence following illness by hospitalisation or to avoid an unnecessary hospital admission.
  
  It is for people who would usually need a short period of rehabilitation between two to six weeks and is provided a multi disciplinary team in three locations; George Mason Lodge Intermediate Care Unit, Walton House Intermediate Care Unit, Ainslie Rehabilitation Unit.
  
  
• Nutrition & Dietetics
  All dietetic staff work as part of the healthcare team providing nutrition and dietetic services in a variety of roles and specialities including inpatient, outpatient, groups and training.
  
  
• Occupational Therapy - Acute Services
  Provides a service to patients from the adult inpatient wards, Connaught Day Hospital, A&E and those requiring out-patient treatment.
  
  For inpatients we aim to provide timely and accurate assessment of their abilities and difficulties.
  
  The A&E therapy team aim to prevent unnecessary admissions and ensure a safe discharge to the community. The outpatient service provides rehabilitation for patients with upper limb injuries.
  
  
• Orthotics Department
  Is involved with the prescription and supply of appliances to support and correct the body.
  
  First appointments are for assessment only. Patients are rarely supplied with their orthotic appliance at their first assessment.
  
  
• Outpatient Physiotherapy
  Treating people with acute and long term conditions. All patients are individually assessed to determine the most appropriate form of physiotherapy treatment.
  
  Sessional outpatient physiotherapy is also offered at Chingford Health Centre, Langthorne Health Centre, St. James Health Centre and Forest Medical Centre.
  
  
• Primary Care Occupational Therapy Rehabilitation Service
  This therapy service in the community is for patients with a wide range of physical disabilities, who require rehabilitation in their own homes/local community.
  
  The rehabilitation programme is tailored to the individual patient's needs in areas of daily activities.
  
  We work closely with other professionals in health, social services and the voluntary sector.
  
  
• Speech and Language Therapy
  Provides a service to adults and children with communication and/or a difficulty eating and/or drinking.
  
  
• Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
  Provides specialist inpatient rehabilitation for stroke patients. The 12 stroke rehabilitation beds are based on Peace ward.
  
  It is a therapy-nurse led unit. The aim is to enable stroke patients to achieve their full potential and regain their optimal independence in a multidisciplinary environment.
  
  
• Wheelchair and Special Seating Service
  This services aims to provide mobility, posture and seating equipment to anyone with a permanent mobility problem in the borough of Waltham Forest.
  
  A wide variety of equipment is provided. All repairs are carried out free of charge to the user providing the chair was supplied from the Wheelchair Service.
  
  A voucher scheme is also available which enables people to upgrade their wheelchair provided by the Wheelchair Service, if they want a chair of a higher specification.
  
  The Wheelchair Service is unable to accept referrals for short term or occasional attendant operated use.
  
  Wheelchairs can be loaned or hired from Red Cross, telephone: 020 8518 9210.

How to contact us

How to find us

For more information on how to find the locations on the Whipps Cross site or how to get the hospital please look under our 'Where to find us section'.

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How to get treatment

• Acute Physiotherapy Service
  Applies to inpatients who require chest physiotherapy or mobilisation, or rehabilitation in preparation for discharge from hospital. You will need to be referred by a member of your medical team.
• Adult Community Physiotherapy Service
  Applies to people over the age of 16 and resident in Waltham Forest or have a qualifying Redbridge GP. You will need to be referred by a health or social services professional.
• Children's Occupational Therapy
  Applies to children under the age of 11 years living in Waltham Forest with a specific functional difficulty caused by physical problem. Children from 0 - 19 years of age, requiring adaptations of their home or equipment, must live in Waltham Forest or attend a Waltham Forest school.You will need to be referred by your GP (General Practitioner) or a Paediatric Therapist or Paediatrician.
• Community Paediatric Physiotherapy Team
  Applies to Children and Young Adults 0 - 19 years of age, resident in or attending school in Waltham Forest.You will need to be referred by your GP (General Practitioner), Consultant or Therapists
• Gillian Revell Therapy Unit
  For Patients admitted on Peace and Victory wards at Whipps Cross for rehabilitation.You will need to be referred by a Consultant.
• Hospital at Home
  Applies to adults with orthopaedic conditions living in Waltham Forest, Wanstead and Woodford.You will need to be referred by a health care professional.
• Intermediate Care Services
  George Mason Lodge/Walton House - for medically stable residents of Waltham Forest, over the age of 65
  Ainslie - for medically stable residents of Waltham Forest, over the age of 18. You will need to be referred by a health care professional.
• Nutrition & Dietetics
  Treat Adults and Children. You will need to be referred by medical or dental practitioners and healthcare team members.
• Primary Care Occupational Therapy Rehabilitation Service
  Applies to patients over the age of 18 years who live in Waltham Forest and who have a Waltham Forest GP.You will need to be referred by health care professionals or patients can self refer.
• Occupational Therapy - Acute Services
  For adult inpatients and those treated in A&E and for adults with upper limb injury visiting the Outpatients department.If you are an inpatient or A&E patient you will need to be referred by a member of the medical team. If you are an Outpatient you need to be referred by a consultant or GP (General Practitioner).
• Orthotics Department
  Mainly adults, occasionally children within Waltham Forest, Woodford and Wanstead.You will need to be referred by a Consultant or Allied Health Professional.
• Outpatient Physiotherapy
  Applies to patients who are registered with a GP in Waltham Forest, Wanstead or Woodford.You need to be referred by a consultant or your GP.
• Speech and Language Therapy
  Applies to any child with a concern regarding communication and/or eating and drinking skills - they may need to receive an assessment. Or Adults at Whipps Cross University Hospital with an acquired communication disorder.You will need to be referred by a consultant or your GP.
• Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
  Applies to those who have had a primary diagnosis of stroke, are medically stable and showing potential for rehabilitation. You need to be a resident of Waltham Forest or Redbridge. You will need to be referred by a health care professional.
• Wheelchair and Special Seating Service
  Applies to people with a long term mobility problem - this is defined as someone who will require a wheelchair for six months or longer. You need to be a resident of Waltham Forest. You will need to be referred by a health care professional.