Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro)

Stroke & Neuro rehab unit in Sherborne, Dorset. Established Aug 2020. AHP consultant led @louiseclark15. Dorset Healthcare University Foundation trust

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

@louiseclark15 Posted with permission from all. The wonderful lady in the photo and book is the inspiration for the patient experience story that assisted us in getting our rehab unit and stroke community service funded in 2024 @DorsetHealth @TheStrokeAssoc

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

Proud to be an AHP consultant led unit, working together with excellent ward doctor and ANP support and acute telephone support as required. Good patient satisfaction, good outcomes and high quality care #distributedleadership #newmodelsofcare

[Louise Clark @louiseclark15]

Are AHP consultant rehab units safe?
We compared acute transfers from our rural community hospital based rehab unit and only had 11 in the whole of 2023, lower than many community hospital wards. Many other medical issues were successfully managed on site. (We take pws with NG)

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

Next??:
🧠Focus groups to embed CHIME principles
🧠 Ramp up and evaluate carers cafe
🧠 Stroke education groups
🧠 Increase use of 4 pronged approach to cognition
🧠 Initiate patient and public voice group
🧠 Increase use of OCMs
🧠 Formalise Rehab companion programme with HEI

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

Update of last 6 months:
✅Psychologist started
✅ Personalised care audit
✅ All staff completed high reps training
✅ New SSNAP dataset pilot
✅ Reps audit shows inc in reps & recording
✅ Stroke passport roll out
✅ New therapy kitchen built
✅ Sit to Stand group embedded

[Louise Clark @louiseclark15]

One positive of coming back from a lovely week of annual leave….. 4437 upper limb reps on the board for the week for our 14 bedded rehab unit! :-) keep going everyone @RehabRowan 👏

[Louise Clark @louiseclark15]

Huge thank you to the Friends of Yeatman Hospital who supplied our team with Easter eggs today by means of thanks for all we do. We’re very lucky to be supported by such a supportive and generous group @RehabRowan @DorsetHealth

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

A lovely celebration thanking the team for a year of fantastic collaboration between @DCHFT and @DorsetHealth providing stroke and neuro rehab at the Yeatman Hospital @louiseclark15 @anitahynch @HelenPersey

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

Very sad to see @PhysioJem leave us today. One of the original team that bought the unit to where it is now. Thank you Jemma for all you’ve done and good luck in Southampton. Such a great opportunity for you. You’ll be missed

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

Plans in our team to include sex on a ‘would you like support or information on any of the following….’ Checklist to be given to patients and relatives, to be included in our stroke education group and just more on our radar to be mindful and discussed more openly with patients

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

Great to have the team together for an important learning session this morning- intimacy and sex after stroke (all with a cup of tea) @louiseclark15 @PhysioJem @EllieWeeks10 Thank you SAFE @AvrilDrummond1 @JonesFio #lifeafterstroke

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

Great to have the team together for an important learning session this morning- intimacy and sex after stroke (all with a cup of tea) @louiseclark15 @PhysioJem @EllieWeeks10 Thank you SAFE @AvrilDrummond1 @JonesFio #lifeafterstroke

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

Today a patient asked for a therapy uniform t-shirt so he was part of the rehab team whilst he was with us! What a fantastic idea!!! Putting the patient at the centre of their therapy team

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

#NewProfilePic

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

What motivates our patients to keep pushing on in their stroke rehab? Last Friday was a ladies 1st taste of fish& chips since Aug. Today was amazing messages of support and well wishing for recovery from @GaryMabbutt61 & @josemourinhotv thank you! Meant the world to our patient

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

The team finishing off the week with ‘music and movement’. Here’s our lower limb/standing station in action. (Patient consented video being taken and shared)

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

Great having @Ad_Nicholls, @DCHFT Dep divisional dir & Sonia Gamblen, divisional head of nursing & quality visit us today to hear from the staff how they’ve found the first 3 months of our new unit. Example of collaboration with @DorsetHealth & what’s possible on a non acute site

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

Great joint working between SLT & our kitchens today- education, creativity and a joint ambition to give a range of choices to those on modified diets. Our div. director of nursing & quality recently spent the day on modified diet/ fluids to better understand what we ask of pts

[Louise Clark @louiseclark15]

Today was a good day! Some electric wh/chair practice for neglect, debriefs re 2 complex cases, & experimenting with the kitchens to up our purée game!! Here’s our lovely Janine with her pineapple, cranberry & apple juice purée pudding (she’s trying to look like she’s smiling!)

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

@BeckyStrokePhys @louiseclark15 Happy to discuss. It’s early days for us, but great to have got it off the ground

[Rowan Rehab (stroke and neuro) @RehabRowan]

@EllieWeeks10 This was the highlight of our Friday! Well done D and to you too Ellie!

[Louise Clark @louiseclark15]

Really loving how the team and patients have embraced our new rehab approach at @rowanrehab. Soon to add a whole ward counter for the weekly total as you come into the unit #intensity #promotingindependentpractice Well done team

[Louise Clark @louiseclark15]

Day three of our new unit- first patients arrived, all registered on my stroke guide, goal setting sessions completed, family meetings booked and socially distanced group programme planned! Exciting times!!