Camden Neurological and Stroke Service (CNSS) provides specialist rehabilitation for adults in community settings, including a range of assessments and treatments in groups and for individuals.

The team is made up of clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech therapists and a neuro-navigator.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

• aged 18+ and registered with a Camden GP

CNSS treats active or focal neurological impairments that would benefit from a specialist neurological approach to rehabilitation, including:

• stroke
• Parkinson's disease 
• multiple sclerosis 
• traumatic brain injury
• anoxic brain injury
• spinal cord injuries
• neuro-muscular disease
• motor neurone disease.

Exclusions

• where the main issue impacting on function is not neurological, the patient should be referred to the integrated primary care team for specialist generic rehabilitation (e.g. a patient with an old stroke who has been self-managing but has now broken a hip)
• patients with equipment or social care needs only should be referred to Adult Social Care
• patients with musculoskeletal injuries should be referred to Camden MSK.

How to Refer