Our Emergency Department is very busy right now and some people are experiencing long waits. If you do not require emergency care, please use an alternative such as 111 online.
All patients are treated by qualified physiotherapists that are registered, either on a ward, in the clinical decision unit or in the main physiotherapy department (located within Block A3 - with dermatology and the assessment and rehabilitation unit - in the blue zone.
The physiotherapy service is also able to provide a referral system to other appropriate agencies for follow up treatment.
Inpatient physiotherapy services
All inpatients that have a specific physiotherapy need can be referred to the appropriate physiotherapy team by their consultant or ward staff.
The inpatient physiotherapy team work closely with other health professionals in order to maintain continuity of patient care, as well as being involved in achieving a safe and timely discharge.
Patients that may require ongoing therapy upon discharge can be referred to other community based services such as Hospital at Home, the intermediate care assessment team and community physiotherapy.
Our inpatient services include:
- acute surgical and critical care
- acute medical physiotherapy
- acute neurological physiotherapy
- orthopaedic physiotherapy
- rheumatology
- women's health
- children's services
- urgent care team
Outpatient physiotherapy services
Physiotherapy outpatients are patients who are not ‘hospitalised’ but rather visits our physiotherapy department to receive their treatment. Outpatients are referred to the team by their consultant, either at Barnsley Hospital or other hospitals in the region.
Our outpatient services include:
- amputee rehabilitation
- children’s services
- women’s health
- musculoskeletal services
- hand therapy
- physiotherapy gym
- rheumatology
Patient Initiated Follow-up (PIFU)
Physiotherapy are now offering PIFU appointments. This will have been discussed with you at your last Physiotherapy appointment. The Therapist will have given you details on how to access this service, the timeframe to initiate your appointment and the symptoms to look out for. Please note that in relation to any new symptoms that are unrelated, you will need to contact your GP or consultant.