RRPH Exceeds Stroke Audit Standards

A Message from our GM

Welcome to the second issue of Rehab Matters — the combined newsletter of Royal Rehab Private Hospital (RRPH) and MetroRehab Hospital designed to keep specialists and GPs up to date on the latest in rehabilitation medicine.

RRPH is an independently owned physical rehabilitation facility specialising in neurological conditions (such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease), orthopedic rehabilitation, multidisciplinary reconditioning, and post-operative care. We operate as part of Royal Rehab — a leading notfor-profit provider of rehabilitation and disability support services with over 120 years’ experience. Throughout this challenging time of the COVID-19 pandemic, RRPH has remained committed to ensuring our inpatient and day rehab services remain available to clients with safe measures in place that adhere with the guidelines of NSW Health. Not only has RRPH remained COVID-19 free, but also welcomed patients from the public system to benefit from our neurological expertise. We are committed to supporting the new case mix of clients with continuity of care and determined to ensure everyone is able to access our services.

Feel free to contact us regarding referrals or if we can be of any assistance with your patients’ physical rehabilitation needs.

Jessica Taveira

General Manager Inpatient Services and Director of Nursing at RRPH

Exceeding National Stroke Standards

Royal Rehab Private Hospital (RRPH) took part in the 2019 National Stroke Audit, an initiative led by the Stroke Foundation to capture the current state of play in stroke care and review best practice guidelines. It explored all facets of stroke care within our health system to ensure all patients are adequately cared for. RRPH is proud to not only meet the standards outlined in the 2019 National Stroke Audit, but in many cases, exceed them.

Audit recommendation:

Stroke rehabilitation services should be available to patients seven days a week.

RRPH offers physical rehabilitation therapy seven days a week. RRPH not only meets this target but by the end of 2020 is set to exceed it by increasing our offering with the addition of occupational therapy services on weekends.

Audit recommendation:

Patients should have easy and regular access to a postdischarge centre and communitybased rehabilitation services.

RRPH clients have access to Day Rehab including our sexuality clinic, hydrotherapy and a driver assessment program, as well as a series of other post-discharge rehabilitation options.

Audit recommendation:

The psychological needs of all patients should be assessed and appropriate support should be provided during and after inpatient rehabilitation.

RRPH meets this requirement by providing all clients with access to a dedicated clinical psychologist. RRPH also provides patients access to neuropsychologists, who ensure our work extends beyond the physical deficits experienced post-stroke.

Audit recommendation:

All staff within rehabilitation services need to receive ongoing, stroke-specific education and training.

RRPH prides itself on providing our staff with access to training and education within all facets of the rehabilitation space. Recently, our inpatient staff members undertook specialist training in sexual health, reproduction and carer support to assist clients in intimacy matters after stroke.

Phone us on 02 9808 0522 for all enquiries about our stroke rehab services.