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Rehabilitation after surgery
- Smoothing your transition from hospital to home
- State-of-the-art facilities, including a hydrotherapy pool
- Personalised, therapy-led programme
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REHABILITATION AFTER SURGERY AT HCA UK
Why choose us?
We’re here to provide you with the time, expert care and specialist support you need for a smooth journey back to good health. If you're taking your first steps after surgery, our expert teams will support you every step of the way with a flexible, therapy-led rehabilitation programme tailored to your needs.
We create a safe bridge between hospital and home, with nursing care focussed on giving you back independence and personalised plans to ensure your safe discharge.
Many of our patients have undergone an operation, although our rehabilitation programme can benefit anyone seeking extra recovery support following a hospital stay.
This comprehensive programme includes everything you need to make a safe and speedy recovery as well as a smooth return home:
- Daily physiotherapy
- Daily occupational therapy
- Hydrotherapy pool sessions
- 24/7 nursing care
- En-suite accommodation
- Catering
- Assistance with discharge planning
- Onward referral to local rehab services
No two recoveries are the same. Your individual recovery journey will be supported by a multidisciplinary team and geared to your return home, including helping you to:
- Increase strength in weakened muscles
- Improve balance during everyday tasks
- Restore movement patterns
- Reduce pain or swelling
- Practice daily activities
- Build confidence
Expert rehabilitation delivers continuity of care and can greatly enhance and speed up your recovery.
Your team will have an in-depth understanding of the procedure you’ve had and your condition. This will help them to build a truly personalised treatment plan and ensure that you receive the maximum benefit from each therapy session.
They’ll also be able to closely monitor you during your therapy, identifying your areas of discomfort and setting realistic and safe expectations for when you return home.
Your team will have an in-depth understanding of the procedure you’ve had and your condition. This will help them to build a truly personalised treatment plan and ensure that you receive the maximum benefit from each therapy session.
They’ll also be able to closely monitor you during your therapy, identifying your areas of discomfort and setting realistic and safe expectations for when you return home.
24/7
specialist nursing care
Up to 3
hours of therapy per day
25
years’ experience delivering patient focussed rehabilitation
Hydrotherapy pool
For pain relief and to boost your circulation and mobility
En-suite accommodation
Inpatient bedrooms at The Wellington Hospital with additional on-site nursing care
Free assessment
We seamlessly organise your rehabilitation after surgery from anywhere in the UK
REHABILITATION AFTER SURGERY
What to expect
A little extra time and care as you recover can make all the difference and that’s what this programme is designed to give you.
We want you to feel confident and safe to return home, so our approach is carefully focussed on giving you back independence.
We want you to feel confident and safe to return home, so our approach is carefully focussed on giving you back independence.
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Initial assessment
On day one, you’ll complete an assessment with your designated therapy team. They’ll explain your clinical journey and surgery outcomes and look at how your recovery is going so far alongside pinpointing any areas that you need to strengthen. They’ll also factor postoperative guidelines into your plan, for example any particular movements that it would be best to avoid in the short term.
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Setting goals for progress
As this will be early in your recovery, your therapy will be appropriate for your stage of recovery and take into account any swelling or acute pain you may experience following surgery.
Together, your specialist team will set goals for your programme and define your daily progress markers. They’ll also measure your strength, flexibility and functional progress throughout the week and ensure you’re always safe and supported.
Together, your specialist team will set goals for your programme and define your daily progress markers. They’ll also measure your strength, flexibility and functional progress throughout the week and ensure you’re always safe and supported.
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Ongoing assessment
You’ll have a combination of physiotherapy and occupational therapy for up to 3 hours a day. This will be in one of our on-site rehabilitation gyms, in our state-of-the-art hydrotherapy pool or in both, depending on what’s best for you.
You’ll be expertly monitored at every stage to minimise the risk of injury. Between sessions, you’ll be encouraged to rest and recover.
You’ll be expertly monitored at every stage to minimise the risk of injury. Between sessions, you’ll be encouraged to rest and recover.
Where can I access the rehabilitation after surgery programme?
You can access this programme at The Wellington Hospital where you’ll stay in the comfort of our inpatient bedrooms, with access to additional on-site nursing care should you need it.
The Wellington Hospital
Wellington Place St John's Wood NW8 9LE London
FAQ
Yes, you can transfer from anywhere within the HCA UK network. Our expert teams will seamlessly organise your post-surgery rehabilitation prior to you undergoing your surgical procedure with us, ensuring that we’re both practically and clinically prepared for your stay.
Just give us a call on 020 8131 0297.
Just give us a call on 020 8131 0297.
Our heated hydrotherapy pool allows you to take part in water-based exercises which can offer you vital pain relief and improve your circulation, while gently supporting your mobility. This therapy is beneficial for a range of conditions and promotes healing in a soothing environment.
It costs £4,900 per week, or £700 per day based on a five-night minimum stay. This includes your accommodation, meals, access to on-site facilities, nursing and therapy teams and all your physiotherapy and / or occupational therapy sessions.
Please note that if you do need on-site medical care, there may be additional fees to pay.
Please note that if you do need on-site medical care, there may be additional fees to pay.
“My recovery is totally down to the therapists and staff at The Wellington and the amazing equipment they have there. ”
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