The Adult Rehabilitation Service provides assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients living in the Counties Manukau District Health Board region.
Care is provided by an interdisciplinary team, that develops a patient-focused, goal-based treatment programme, based on the individual patient's needs.
The service includes inpatient care on Ward 23, Middlemore Hospital, an outpatient medical and physiotherapy service based at the AT&R Unit of Middlemore Hospital and a community stroke rehabilitation service.
The criteria for admission to the ward are that the patient is:
- Aged 16 upwards
- Medically stable with potential for good rehabilitation outcomes
- Able and willing to participate in an individualised programme
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Acute Consultation Service
Patients referred for admission to the inpatient Adult Rehabilitation service after an acute episode are assessed by a rehabilitation consultant or geriatrician to determine the appropriateness of their admission to the service. These patients may be referred from other services in Counties Manukau District Health Board, including the community services...
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Inpatient Service
The inpatient services are provided on Ward 23, Middlemore Hospital. The inpatient interdisciplinary team consists of professionals representing the following disciplines: medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, clinical psychology/ neuropsychology and social work, dieticians...
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Outpatient/Community Service
An outpatient medical and physiotherapy treatment service operates from the AT&R Unit, Middlemore Hospital...
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No charge for the service for New Zealand Residents. Non residents are charged a per bed day rate.
