Physiotherapy Service
Who I am
I am a Senior Physiotherapist; I am based at St. John's Hospice
Where I work
I see patients and carers in several locations:
Hospice ward - working closely with other hospice team members to help with the planning for patients returning home, in addition to giving treatments.
Hospice Daycare - working closely with Daycare staff, including treatments such as:
• relaxation
• exercise advice
• breathlessness management
• fatigue management
In your home - I can visit you at home to discuss how you and your family are managing at home, maybe planning exercise regimes with you or arranging the supply of equipment that would assist your independence.
Ways that physiotherapy can help you
Following an individual assessment, I will plan your treatment and set goals with you that you identify.
The types of treatment may include:
• Providing walking aids and teaching you to use them safely » Teaching exercises that you can continue regularly
• Advising you and your carers about positions that may make you more comfortable
• Teaching you and your carers techniques to help you manage your breathlessness
• Helping with clearing chest secretions
• Ordering equipment, such as wheelchairs, to help you manage better at home
• Helping with pain control
• Teaching you relaxation techniques
• Advising carers how to help you move in ways that cause you and them less strain
I can also refer you to other people who can help, such as:
- Daycare
- Hospice ward
- Hospice at Home
- Care together
- District Nurses
- Wheelchair Service
- Social Services
- Occupational Therapist
- The Information and Support Service
- Counselling Service
- Bereavement Support
- Chaplains
- Macmillan Nurses
Physiotherapy aims to help patients with cancer or other life threatening illnesses become, and remain, as independent as possible through all stages of their illness.
Physiotherapists work closely with patients, family, carers, and all other health professionals to set realistic goals.
They plan treatments to try to help patients achieve the things that are important to them and improve independence, manage daily tasks easier and have an improved quality of life.
How to contact the Physiotherapy Service
Senior Physiotherapist
St. John's Hospice
Weston Road
Balby
Doncaster
DN4 8JS
T: 01302 796713
Minicom: 01302 796667
or through:
Community Physiotherapy
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
T: 01302 381411
