Neurological and Stroke Service: CNWL

Camden
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Camden Neurological and Stroke Service (CNSS) is made up of a team of clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech therapists and a neuro-navigator.

The service provides specialist rehabilitation in community settings, including a range of assessments and treatments in groups and for individuals.


Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

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

EMIS form

Referral methods: Email

Complete the Camden Integrated Adult Community Services - CNWL referral form and send to the Camden Central Access Team: camdenreferrals.cnwl@nhs.net

When referring, please give comprehensive information about the patient's:

  • diagnosis
  • impairment (be as specific as possible, including any recent change in impairment)
  • function (be as specific as possible, including any recent change in function)
  • aim of referral/treatment
  • care needs.

The referral will be screened to ensure that the patient is seen by the appropriate member(s) of the team.

Where to find the form

  • Camden Global Documents > Adult & Elderly Services

Please note: Any incomplete referral forms will not be accepted and will be returned to the referrer.


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Review date: Friday, 16 August 2024