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Services
Senior health
Senior health is that branch of general medicine concerned with the clinical, preventive, remedial and social aspects of illness of older people. Their high morbidity rates, different patterns of disease presentation, slower response to treatment and requirements for social support, call for special medical, nursing and therapy skills. The purpose is to restore an ill and disabled person to a level of maximum ability and, wherever possible, return the person to an independent life at home (The British Geriatrics Society, Compendium document 1.1, 2005).
The Senior health service provides a comprehensive range of acute geriatric and rehabilitation services from St George's Hospital and St John's Therapy Centre in Battersea. These services currently include:
- Acute and rehabilitation inpatient service based on three wards on the St George's Hospital site, with a needs-related admissions policy
- Orthogeriatric rehabilitation for post-operative fractured neck of femur patients
- Outpatient clinics at St George's Hospital and the St John's Therapy Centre
- Day Hospital service at St John's Therapy Centre
- Domiciliary consultations
The department also provides specialist advice to intermediate care beds managed by the Wandsworth PCT and is represented at Wandsworth PCT Continuing Care Panel. There is close liaison with colleagues in the Department of Psychiatry of Old Age based at Springfield Hospital.
Location
The Senior health Department here at St George's Hospital is based on the 3rd and 5th floors of Lanesborough Wing in Heberden and Dalby Ward, staffed by a dedicated multidisciplinary team, serving primarily the local residents of Wandsworth, Merton and Lambeth.
Contact details
Contact Senior health:
via the Secretaries' Office on 020 8725 3503 or 020 8725 3502
Fax: 020 8725 2855
St John's Day Hospital Team Reception: 020 8812 5377
Other information
Out-Patient Care
Clinics
Clinics are held at both St George's Hospital and St John's Therapy Centre. The Department currently runs the following clinics:
Day |
Time |
Location |
Consultant |
Available on Choose and Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Monday |
AM |
St John's |
Dr Judith Coles |
Yes |
Tuesday |
AM |
St George's |
Dr Katy Davies |
Yes |
Wednesday |
AM |
St John's |
Dr Mark Cottee |
Yes |
Friday |
AM |
St George's |
Dr Martin-Marero |
No |
General enquiries and further information
Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) offers information, support and advice about St George's Healthcare services.
pals@stgeorges.nhs.ukTel: 020 8725 2453
Patient Advice and Liaison Service