Community
Community rehabilitation
The community rehabilitation service offers a wide range of rehabilitation and support services for people who may have care needs relating to complex or chronic illnesses, a stroke, brain injury, or a fall. This service aims to provide short term support to help people to recover skills and confidence by providing extra help to live independently, and remain at home for as long as possible.
Clinics
The service is delivered in your home following a referral from a health or social care professional such as a nurse, GP or care manager.
The service is not available at weekends. If support is required at the weekend, links to other services, such as home care, START (Short Term Assessment and Reablement Service) or the Rapid Response team can be made.
Your care
You will be fully assessed at home to find out what you can do and what you would like to be able to do. We will work with you to decide the rehabilitation programme which is right for you which will:
- State what achievements are most important for you, and agree goals to meet these
- Provide a quality service within your own home
- With your permission we will communicate with all those involved, including family, carers and other professionals
- Provide advice and support
- Regularly review goals
The team
The service is provided by a team of professionals which may include:
- A physiotherapist
- An occupational therapist
- A speech and language therapist
- Rehabilitation workers
- Technical instructors
The service works alongside a range of services and professionals including care managers, home care services and other community services.
Contacts
There are four community rehabilitation teams across Northumberland who can be contacted Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm:
Alnwick community rehabilitation team
Alnwick District Office
Unit 3
Greensfield Industrial Estate
Willowburn Avenue
Alnwick
NE65 2DG
Tel: 01665 511752
Fax: 01665 511737
Berwick community rehabilitation team
Berwick Infirmary
Berwick
TD15 1LT
Berwick Infirmary
Berwick
TD15 1LT
Tel: 01289 356686
South community rehabilitation team (covering Blyth valley)
5 Lyndon Walk
Tynedale Drive
Blyth
NE24 4LJ
5 Lyndon Walk
Tynedale Drive
Blyth
NE24 4LJ
Tel: 01670 542930
Fax: 01670 542931
Fax: 01670 542931
Central community rehabilitation team (covering Castle Morpeth and Wansbeck)
Foundry House
The Oval
Bedlington
Northumberland
NE22 5HS
Tel no 01670 536455
Fax no 01670 536484
Foundry House
The Oval
Bedlington
Northumberland
NE22 5HS
Tel no 01670 536455
Fax no 01670 536484
West community rehabilitation team (covering Tynedale)
Dene Park House
Corbridge Road
Hexham
NE46 1HN
Dene Park House
Corbridge Road
Hexham
NE46 1HN
Tel: 01434 611940
Fax: 01434 611946
Fax: 01434 611946
You can click on the links if you need information on other relevant services we provide including stroke, falls and syncope and emergency care.

