Information on the management of sickle cell and thalassaemia for primary care

| Updated 21 Feb 2025

Sickle cell disease (SCD) and thalassaemia are prevalent inherited blood disorders in the UK, with an estimated 15,000 individuals affected by SCD and approximately 2,300 by thalassaemia. These conditions predominantly impact individuals of African, Mediterranean, Asian, or Middle Eastern descent. Primary care practitioners play a crucial role in the early …
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Care Home Therapy In-Reach

| Updated 17 Feb 2025

The Care Home Therapy In-Reach team provides therapy support for residents in Wandsworth Older People Care Homes using a holistic, preventative, and collaborative approach. Our team is a specialist, community-based, multidisciplinary team, working in line with the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework (DOH, 2023). Roles within the team include …
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Wandsworth Leisure Centres – Universal Credit

| Updated 12 Feb 2025

Wandsworth are providing access to leisure centres for residence who are receiving Universal Credit. This includes free access to the gyms, swimming and other physical activities. Please click on the links below for further information: Access for All Information on leisure centres, swimming and sports available for Wandsworth Residents. Access …
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Resources for medication reviews

| Updated 11 Feb 2025

Structuring your polypharmacy review When reviewing patients with complex health problems and a long list of medicines, it can be challenging to determine the best course of action.  In response to this, we have developed the Clinical Pharmacology Structured Review (CPSR).  The CPSR is a table to help visualise a patient’s …
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Research and Clinical Trials

| Updated 13 Jan 2025

We are continuously involved in expanding our knowledge of clinical disorders that cause balance complaints and the best way to treat them. We therefore have on-going research studies and if you are interested in participating, please ask your physiotherapist about our current studies.

Meet the team

| Updated 13 Jan 2025

Dr David Herdman – Clinical Lead Physiotherapist  David is the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist at St George’s Hospital and research fellow at University College London, allowing him to combine clinical expertise with research to provide the very best care to people with complex neurological and vestibular conditions. He obtained a first-class …
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Resources

| Updated 13 Jan 2025

Below are links to some of the main support charities for common neurological conditions. Ménière’s Society Parkinsons UK MS Society UK MND Association Stroke Association Facial Palsy UK FND Hope International  Functional Neurological Disorders  

Referrals

| Updated 13 Jan 2025

Internal Referrals If you are referring to us from within St Georges Trust, please refer via iClip, External Referrals Please access the Neuro OP Referral Form here. Please attach the form by email and send to: therapiesbookinghub@stgeorges.nhs.uk Functional neurological disorder (FND) Referrals to this service can only come from the …
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Rescheduling

| Updated 13 Jan 2025

What if I need to cancel my appointment? If you are unable to attend your appointment, you can reschedule in the following ways: Call the central bookings team on 0208 725 0007 Via the trust website – Change your Appointment – St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (stgeorges.nhs.uk) Using …
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Appointments

| Updated 13 Jan 2025

How do I get referred? We only accept referrals for dizziness from other healthcare professionals. For the vestibular service, we only accept referrals from the Audiovestibular Medicine Department. This is so your dizziness can be fully evaluated, and all the relevant tests can be carried out. If your referral is …
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