Goodbye Mrs P!
Join us in saying goodbye to Mrs P! Heather Preston, affectionately known as Mrs P, is leaving SP Therapy Services later this month. Heather joined us in 2008 when Susan was looking for an OT to meet the specific needs of a patient. She initially joined on a sessional basis to support this one patient, however her case [...]
Karen and Abdi’s Lockdown Journey: Part 4
Abdi and Karen’s Lockdown Journey: Part 4 The 4th and final installment of Abdi and Karen’s Lockdown Journey is finally here! To read the rest of the journey visit the news section of our website. Abdi “We started using Zoom and things got a lot better. We could do some different things. We played Hangman which is now my favourite game, [...]
Abdi and Karen’s Lockdown Journey: Part 3
“So it started to look like this was going to be a long haul!” The latest installment in “Abdi and Karen’s Lockdown Journey” Abdi “My teacher Tara sent me a timetable that helped me organise my day which was good to help me fill the day. It had lots of activities and exercises to do. I was still hoping [...]
Abdi and Karen’s Lockdown Journey: Part 2
"I thought i was going to chill but no chance..." As promised, here is the second installment of Abdi and Karen's Lockdown Journey! Abdi: "I suddenly realised that I would really miss Wheelchair football and Boccia that I went to every week that I now couldn’t go to. I was about to go back for some more sessions on the [...]
Abdi and Karen’s Lockdown Journey: Part 1
“Things got crazier and crazier….” Over the coming weeks we are going to share with you one of the many success stories we have seen at SP Therapy Services during the Covid-19 crisis. We decided to take a “virtual first” approach straight away and Karen Vercoe gradually began to plan some of the creative ways she could engage her clients [...]
Coronavirus- Impact on Rehabilitation
Susan Pattison, Practice Director was pleased to be asked to contribute to a round-table discussion about the future of rehabilitation and the impact of the Coronavirus. Susan joined a panel of experts from both the private sector and the NHS as they discussed how teams had met the challenge of continuing rehabilitation during lockdown. The panellists shared their experiences in [...]