Service Name: Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre
Main Speciality: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Address: Spinal Centre, Salisbury District Hospital, Odstock Rd, Salisbury, SP2 8BJ
Contact tel. no: 01722 336262 x 2447 (Longford Ward), x2455 (Physiotherapy) x2071 (Occupational Therapy)
Website: http://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/InformationForPatients/Departments/Pages/SpinalTreatmentCentre.aspx
Twitter: @TeamSpinalSDH
Service lead(s): Jane Temblett (Specialty Manager), Dawn Edge (Matron), Catherine Whitmarsh (Therapy Lead)
NHS or Private Organisation: NHS
Service description: In-patient rehabilitation for newly-injured patients with traumatic or non-traumatic spinal cord injury, who are referred from Southampton, Bristol and Plymouth MTCs and other acute services in the catchment area. Based on Longford Ward, Salisbury District Hospital, with dedicated on-site therapy and Clinical Psychology services.
Lifelong follow up is also part of the service, including regular reviews and a range of other outpatient services.
Exclusion criteria:
- Paediatric patients
- People with Functional SCI
- People with congenital long-term conditions such as spina bifida
- People with multiple sclerosis or other progressive disorders
- People with spinal column injury without spinal cord injury
Where patients meet the referral criteria, but for whatever reason (e.g. related to patient choice, rehabilitation potential, best interests, discharge prior to a bed at the Spinal Centre being available) are not admitted for inpatient rehabilitiation, short stay assessment or outpatient review will be offered.
Catchment areas: South West England and Channel Islands
Referral process: Newly injured patients through the National SCI Database and telephone referral to Spinal Consultants. Out Patient referrals also accepted from GPs for previously injured patients not currently under review of a Spinal Centre.