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Community Health Rehabilitation Team (CHRT) - Bexley

  • The Community Health Rehabilitation Team (CHRT) provide a service for patients who:

    • may benefit from a rehabilitation programme and education to improve their independence and self confidence
    • have been recently discharged from hospital following intensive rehabilitation as an inpatient and have on-going rehabilitation goals
    • have had a sudden deterioration of physical symptoms 
    • would benefit from specialist Falls Prevention advice and management
    CHRT provides a personalised programme of rehabilitation to help you become as independent as possible.
    To help you manage your condition, we offer education, advice and practical support to you and your carers.

  • Reception phone number: 020 8319 7070

Our team

We are a dynamic and effective therapy team, made up of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and therapy assistants, who work together to make decisions about how to care for patients.

How to access this service

To access this service, you must be:

  • Over the age of 18 years
  • Housebound
  • Registered with a Bexley GP
  • Living in your own home or a care home
  • Motivated and able to take part in a rehabilitation programme

We do not accept referrals when:

  • the reason for referral is as a direct result of a neurological diagnosis - please refer directly to Bexley Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service
  • it is for equipment only. For hand splints, refer to surgical applicances. For OT equipment. refer to Social Services OT. For wheelchairs, refer to wheelchair services.
  • it is more appropriate to see in an out-patient setting
  • it is for a moving and handling assessment or equipment. Refer direct to the Moving and Handling Team
  • there are no clear rehabilitation goals, or it has been identified that there is no further rehab potential
  • a pain review is needed. Consider referral to the Pain Clinic

Referrals

The Bexley Community Health Rehabilitation Team accepts written referrals from GPs and health and social care professionals.

Once a referral has been triaged and accepted by the team, all patients will be offered an initial assessment over the phone followed by a face-to-face visit in their home environment. During the assessment, joint goal setting will take place and a treatment plan will be set.  

How to contact this service

Phone number: 020 8319 7070   

Email: oxl-tr.bexleycommunityrehabteam@nhs.net

Address: Queen Mary's Hospital, Frognal Avenue, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6LT

Service hours: Monday to Friday (8am to 4pm)

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