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Therapy Services

Therapy services at The Shakespeare Hospice include Complementary Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. Each Therapy promotes holistic wellbeing and quality of life through their interventions.

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The Shakespeare Hospice - Therapy Services

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The Therapy team at The Shakespeare Hospice work alongside our Day Services and Hospice at Home team to provide compassionate and skilled specialist palliative patient care of the highest quality.

The aim of the team is to maximise the patient's independence and enhance their quality of life and overall wellbeing. This is achieved through various means of individual care and support, as well as group activities hosted at our Day Hospice, such as Adapted Tai Chi and Guided Meditation.

In addition to our three therapy services, the team also hosts a monthly Motor Neurone Disease (MND) clinic, offering holistic support to MND patients, as well as their carers and loved ones, to help increase their independence and quality of life.

A timetable of up-and-coming Hospice events for patients and carers is available here.

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We’re available Monday – Friday 9am - 5pm to answer any questions you may have.

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Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy is about working together to help you optimise your engagement and participation in the activities that are important to you. Through assessment, advice and strategies the Occupational Therapist will support you to achieve your optimal level of function.

Our team will:

Complete an individual assessment to identify your needs
Create a plan with you to work towards the goals that are most important to you
Provide advice and education to help optimise your functional ability
Assess and provide equipment to assist int he participation and completion of everyday activities
Support with advice and strategies to manage symptoms like fatigue

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy aims to support you to improve or maintain & optimise your mobility, physical function & independence to enable you to continue with your everyday activities. This is achieved by assessing your abilities & offering advice, education & strategies to manage your symptoms.

Our therapists can help you:

To maintain their mobility & independence through advice & education
Assessment and provision for appropriate equipment including walking aids
To manage symptoms such as breathlessness, anxiety and fatigue
Teaching personalised exercise programs to improve and maintain mobility, strength, balance & function
To adapt to their changing condition, allowing them to work towards achieving whatever goals are most important to them
Promotion of comfort & safety

Complementary Therapy

Our Complementary Therapy Service is designed to work alongside conventional medicine to support and ease physical and emotional symptoms like pain, sleep issues, anxiety and nausea. This approach helps to promote relaxation and enhance the overall wellbeing of patients and their loved ones.

All Complementary Therapy clients will have an initial assessment and a treatment plan will be discussed prior to treatment.

We offer individual or group sessions with our senior or volunteer Complementary Therapy team as well as offering over the phone or online sessions depending on your requirements.

Following your initial assessment with a member of the team, a session will last approximately 20 – 45 minutes depending on the treatment choice.

Our Complementary Therapy Treatment Menu

Bespoke Aromatherapy Products

Gentle Indian Head Massage

Reflexology

Reiki

Relaxation Techniques

Massage Therapy

Self care rituals

Time Out Guided Meditations

MND Clinic

Our monthly Motor Neurone Disease (MND) clinic offers holistic support to MND patients, as well as their carers and loved ones, to help increase their independence and quality of life.

The clinic is run in partnership with the University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Foundation Trust, Myton Hospices, and volunteers from the MND Association. The clinic enables patients to be seen and supported in a one-stop appointment with all key clinical staff attending.

The aim of the MND clinic is to provide individuals, their carers and loved ones the opportunity to access a clinical review from the Specialist Nurse and Occupational Therapist as well as support and the opportunity for them to ask questions and raise concerns or queries.

Watch this YouTube video to learn more about our MND Clinic.

Am I eligible?

Our Therapy Services are available to any patient, carer or loved one registered with a GP in South Warwickshire and affected by a life-limiting illness.

Individuals can either be referred by a health care professional or can self-refer via our referral page.

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A few words from patients and loved ones...

By wrapping our care around the patient, and those closest to them, we can provide the expertise, compassion and time they deserve.

“The advice and support has helped me to look at how I plan my day more differently and has helped to improve my energy levels.”

Occupational Therapy Patient

“The exercises took my mind away from negative thoughts and they were gentle enough to feel muscles stretching without strain. Good to have some new movements introduced to keep it interesting”

Physiotherapy Patient

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Hospice at Home Hospice at Home

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