Community Therapy Services
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Community Therapy Services (CTS) provides a comprehensive range of multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services.
Patients are provided an individually tailored, short-term, goal-orientated therapy program with an emphasis on patient education, self-management and carer support.
Both individual and group therapy sessions are provided. We work with people who experience various conditions such as:
Community Therapy Services therapists focus on teaching patients and carers how to manage their condition. Patients may do exercises or activities with the therapists or they may recommend a program for patients to
complete at home.
Each Community Therapy Services program is different and is designed to suit the needs of the patient. As such, patients may receive therapy as an individual or as part of a group. The therapists may also see patients in their home, at the hospital or a combination of both. The length of time a patient will be involved with Community Therapy Services will be established with them, taking into account their goals and capabilities.
Community Therapy Services available include:
The following patients are not managed through CTS:
OT home safety assessments will be conducted as part of an integrated rehabilitation program but not in isolation and not for major home modifications or complex equipment prescription (scooters, wheelchairs, seating and bedding, pressure care). Refer to local Community Health Service for more information.
*Patients living out of catchment area and/or eligible funded therapy may be accepted if they require amputee rehabilitation, hand therapy only, vestibular physiotherapy or neuropsychology only.
We accept referrals from any source for this service, including GPs, family, carers, case managers and self-referral.
The Direct Access Unit also welcomes phone enquiries to discuss potential referrals or an existing referral.
Referrals are triaged depending on priority. Emergency cases can present to the Emergency & Trauma Service at any time.
To refer a patient, complete and fax your referral to Direct Access Unit on (03) 8387 2217.
You can use the following forms or a template from your own system.
Referrals should include:
Consider making referrals for chronic conditions indefinite.
Once a referral has been received, a Care Coordinator will phone the patient to discuss their needs and organise appropriate services. The Care Coordinator will provide the patient with their phone number. Patients are encouraged to contact the Care Coordinator if they have any concerns.