Our Services
Geriatrics
•Geriatrics >>
We provide holistic healthcare for the elderly, providing a full service of acute care, day hospital and rehabilitation in an acute hospital. Comprehensive overview of elderly patients as in-patients, out-patients and via Day Hospital. Training on falls and stroke, and specialist service for stroke, orthogeriatrics (fractured hips) falls, heart failure, Parkinsons disease/movement disorders. Comprehensive assessment of elderly people by multi-disciplinary team.Procedures Specialised in:
Tilt table
Parkinson's Disease
Falls
Heart failure
Stroke and TIA
Rapid access admission avoidance
Consultants and Special Interests:
| Consultants | Special Interest |
| Dr Simons | General |
| Dr Kauser | Stroke and TIA |
| Dr Hutchinson | Falls |
| Dr Ritch | Parkinson's Disease |
| Dr Sarker | Falls and heart failure |
CLINICS
All clinics can be contacted at the City Hospital on 0121 507 4923/ 0121 507 4925
| Clinic | Days | Site |
| Parkinson’s Disease | Wednesday afternoon | Day Hospital, Sheldon Block |
| Falls | Wednesday morning | Day Hospital, Sheldon Block |
| Heart failure | Friday morning | Day Hospital, Sheldon Block |
| Stroke and TIA | Tuesday afternoon | Day Hospital, Sheldon Block |
| Rapid Access Admission Avoidance | Daily, mornings | Day Hospital, Sheldon Block |
Please click the following link for all waiting times:
http://www.nhs.uk/england/authoritiestrusts/acute/waitingtimes.aspx?id=RXK