St Leonards Community Hospital
From 1 July 2011, Dorset Primary Care Trust has transferred the management of community based health services (including those detailed on this web page) to Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.
Therefore if you have any questions or comments relating to these services, please visit http://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/feedback.
Visiting to all Community Hospitals is 15:00 – 16:30 and 18:30 – 20:00hrs.
It is also requested that only two visitors per bed at any time.
The Ward Manger will be able to make any discretionary exceptions for relatives who wish to give assistance to patients eating or for patients who are unwell.
Matron:
Teresa North
Ringwood Road
St Leonard’s
Hampshire
BH24 2RR
- telephone: 01202 584200
- fax: 01202 895945
Available services:
- rehabilitation and respite care for older people
- the wards
- the LINK rehabilitation centre
- activity therapy for inpatients
- physiotherapy
- occupational therapy
- speech and language therapy
- nutrition and diet advice
Respite care
Our wards are designed with specialist facilities to provide the highest standard of elderly care. We offer rehabilitation with the aim of all patients achieving their full potential. This also includes those people who are recovering from strokes and orthopaedic surgery.
As well as daily medical input, consultants and their teams carry out weekly reviews. Patients and carers are actively encouraged to participate in care planning, through home visits and community care assessments.
Additional support services:
- chaplain
- hairdressing
- League of Friends
- library
- volunteers
- PAT dog scheme
The wards
Fayrewood ward has single and twin bedded accommodation. A number have en-suite facilities.
Canford ward has single and multiple bedded accommodations and takes patients who need hospital care, but not necessarily an acute hospital bed. Patients can be admitted directly from home with referrals from any health professional to the nurse practitioner on duty.
Respite care is available on a limited basis through a consultant referral.
The environment is homely with both television and quiet areas. Both wards have a dining room where the three main meals of the day are served. Special care is taken with menus making all meals healthy and nutritious. Special dietary requirements are discussed on an individual basis. Snacks are available at all times. Social activities are undertaken both on the wards and also in the activities department.
We are fortunate to have a hairdresser who visits weekly. We also have a weekly multi-denominational service.
Activities Department
This is a non clinical department. We encourage the ward patients to take part in diversionary activities of their choice. All requests are taken into consideration. There is a varied programme during the week. This consists of:
- flower arranging
- whist drive
- manicures
- quizzes
- various board games
- crosswords
- proverbs
- and the very popular, News Of The Week.
All are involved in the planting of the summer bedding on the patio. Those people that are unable to plant in the tubs are asked to choose the colours for each container.
Tea and coffee is served at all sessions. Patient’s relatives are very welcome to join in the activities.
The department is very grateful to the dedicated team of volunteers who give their time to support the patients and help them on their road to recovery.
The LINK Rehabilitation Centre
Is a treatment and therapy centre staffed by nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy staff, with other specialists including speech therapy, dietetics and continence advisor available as required.
The team works with you and your families, providing rehabilitation, maintenance of independence levels, family relief and health education including guidance and instruction to relatives and carers at home if your are a day patient.
Other services and facilities available on a day basis are:
- diagnostic tests
- diabetics management
- investigation and monitoring of hypertension
- incontinence and catheter management
Occupational Therapy
The hospital's occupational therapists assess and treat people on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. The therapists help restore people to their maximum level of independence following illness or injury.
We provide to you:
- help with achieving daily living activities
- manual handling assessment and care plans
- seating and wheelchair assessments
- functional and work assessments
- splinting of upper limbs/ hands
- hand therapy
- home assessment
- foot orthotics
- cognitive and perceptive assessments
- information and advice on a wide range of assistive devices
Speech and language therapy
Our therapists work on the wards and run outpatient clinics. Their work involves diagnosing problems, assessing and providing speech therapy. They will see patients on an individual or group basis. Therapists also offer support to carers.
Nutrition and diet
Inpatients and oupatients benefit from the skills of the nutrition and diet staff. They will assess, advise and support people suffering from a number of disabilities such as difficulty with feeding and swallowing, allergies and diabetes.
