Community and Outpatient Services
Adult Speech and Language Therapy
Assessment and advice to patients and carers for speech, language and communication
Audiology
Specialist assessment and diagnosis for people with hearing loss and balance problems and provide appropriate support such as digital hearing aids and specialist advice.
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Specialised assessment, exercise and education programme to patients and their families following a cardiac event, revascularisation and/or heart surgery.
Care Home Advisors
Our Care Home Nurse Advisors use an advisory, supportive and facilitative approach to enable care home staff to manage their residents’ care needs competently and confidently.
Community Matrons
Working to improve the health and quality of life of people with long-term conditions by co-ordinating care and services.
Community Nursing
Specialist practitioners who head up a team of community nurses and health care assistants working with patients and their families with acute, complex and end-of-life needs to maximise their health and wellbeing.
Community Physiotherapy
Specialist physiotherapy rehabilitation across east Surrey to patients in their homes, residential homes and nursing homes.
Community Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation and Early Supported Discharge
Specialist assessment and advice for patients and carers dealing with neurological conditions such as stroke, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease.
Dietetics
Qualified and experienced dietitians who provide a service in the community for children and adults, including children with a learning disability.
Falls Prevention
Specialist care for patients who are at risk of falling or who have had a fall.
Heart Failure
Providing specialist nursing assessment and advice on managing Heart Failure.
Integrated Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service (ICATS)
Providing assessment and treatment planning for patients with musculoskeletal (bone and joint) problems.
Intermediate Care Team
The Intermediate Care Team is part of our responsive services who provide short-term nursing and therapy intervention during an episode of ill health, to prevent acute hospital admission when you can safely be supported at home or to support hospital discharge.
Mental Health Nurse Practitioners
If you are aged over 18 you may be referred to the service if you have an active physical health need and receiving regular care from another First Community service, and you must continue to be seen by that service in order to receive support.
Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and Rare Neurology Specialist Practitioner Service
The service is for anyone who has a confirmed diagnosis and is registered with a GP in the east Surrey area
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Care of people with a confirmed diagnosis of MS from diagnosis to end of life.
Orthotics
Assesses patients who have a weakness or deformity in a part of the body as a result of a long term condition to see if provision of an orthotic appliance e.g. splints, braces, caliper would help improve mobility and support the affected area.
Outpatient Physiotherapy
A team of specialist physiotherapists, who provide expert treatment and guidance to rehabilitate and re-educate people with a wide range of musculoskeletal disorders within a clinic setting.
Parkinson’s
Specialist support for anyone who has a confirmed diagnosis of Parkinson’s
Physiotherapy
Find out about our Community Physiotherapy and Outpatient Physiotherapy services
Podiatry
Assessment and treatment of a range of foot problems for patients in particular risk of complications resulting from conditions such as diabetes, arthritic conditions, rheumatoid arthritis and any vascular disease.
Respiratory
A multidisciplinary group of specialist nurses and therapists who see patients with non malignant respiratory diseases
Stroke Specialist Nursing
Provide information and education relating to stroke recovery and prevention
Tissue Viability
We are a specialist nursing service for wounds that are complex or taking a long time to heal.
Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service (including Frailty Virtual Ward)
The Urgent Community Response (UCR) team is part of our responsive services who provide urgent intervention to prevent acute hospital admission.