UKABIF Directory of Rehabilitation Services for People with Acquired Brain Injuries

Brain Inury Services, Northamptonshire

CONTACT DETAILS
Name:	Ms Moira Amos
Position in Organisation:	Unit Director
Address:	Grafton Manor Grafton Regis Towcester Northamptonshire NN12 7SS
Telephone:	01908 543121
Fax:	01908 542644
Email:	mamos@partnershipsincare.co.uk
Website:	www.partnershipsincare.co.uk

THE SERVICE
The Service is non-NHS
Accepts:	Self-payers NHS Referrals Social Service Referrals Medical Insurance Personal Injury Litigation
Service Details:	Patients accepted by GP referral Patients accepted by referral from Medical Consultants Patients accepted by non-medical referral Patients accepted from anywhere, including outside the UK
Service Provided:	Post-acute rehabilitation refers to people who do not regularly need the services of an acute hospital but who continue to need intensive specialist rehabilitation and are not yet ready to move back home or to an intermediate rehabilitation unit or to a long-term residential unit (16 beds available) Slow-stream (Intermediate) rehabilitation refers to people who (a) no longer require such intensive rehabilitation as in post-acute rehabilitation settings and (b) although currently are not able to return home, might do so within 3 years. (16 beds available) Long Term / Residential Care / Continuing rehabilitation (12 beds available)
Setting(s) in which the service is provided:	Community rehab unit/centre Individual (Stand-alone) rehab unit or centre
Disciplines Involved:	The number of sessions per week specified below is a guide. Please contact the organisation directly for futher information. Clinical Neuropsychology GP Neuropsychiatry Occupational Therapy Physiotherapy Psychiatry Social Work Specialist Nursing Speech and Language Therapy
Specific services offered:	Behavioural Management Psychotherapy Social and Recreational Activities Vocational Rehabilitation
Who is responsible for the programme of treatment provided to individuals:	Rehabilitation Manager
Age of patients on admission:	18 and over
How long after injury can patients be admitted?	Patients can be admitted 2-6 weeks after injury Patients usually admitted 6-12 weeks after injury Patients usually admitted more than three months after injury
Nursing Care:	Accept patients who have nursing requirements Accept patients who require 24 hour nursing care Accept patients who are not motivated to return to employment and/or independent living Accept patients who have no functional understanding of language Accept patients with pre-morbid psychiatric, drug abuse or alcohol problems Accept patients with cognitive impairment Accept patients with psychiatric problems Accept patients who wander Accept patients with challenging behaviour Accept patients who display physical aggression Accept patients with severe physical disability Accept patients who require permanent accommodation from the service
Supplementary Information:	Medico-legal assessments/reports undertaken Association with a University academic unit Training placements available for qualified staff (Professions accepted: Psychiatry Neuropsychiatry) Training placements available for undergraduate students (Professions accepted: Psychiatry) Training placements available for trainees (Professions accepted: Nursing)

STATEMENT
Brain Injury Services provides a range of services for adults who have an acquired brain injury. At Grafton Manor we are able to offer residential rehabilitation to people experiencing varying degrees of difficulty and deficit resulting from their injuries. This would involve the provision of Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy with the input and guidance of a Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Medical Officer and Consultant Neuropsychologist. We employ an inter-disciplinary team approach, avoiding “departments” or compartmentalised pockets of expertise, in order to effectively implement a cohesive rehabilitation programme specifically designed to address each individual’s needs.

STATEMENT

Brain Injury Services provides a range of services for adults who have an acquired brain injury. At Grafton Manor we are able to offer residential rehabilitation to people experiencing varying degrees of difficulty and deficit resulting from their injuries. This would involve the provision of Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy with the input and guidance of a Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Medical Officer and Consultant Neuropsychologist. We employ an inter-disciplinary team approach, avoiding “departments” or compartmentalised pockets of expertise, in order to effectively implement a cohesive rehabilitation programme specifically designed to address each individual’s needs.