NHS Forth Valley – Community Rehabilitation Services

The Allied Health Professions (AHP) Rehab Care Group provides a coordinated assessment and rehabilitation service for the adult population of Forth Valley. Our AHP professions include Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Dieticians and Therapy Assistant Practitioners. It covers a range of community services including community hospitals and the Stirling Health & Care Village. Services are delivered locally where possible, working to meet the needs of patients of varying complexity with access to the expertise of Forth Valley wide specialist teams where appropriate.

The Care Group includes

ReACH North, covering the Stirling, Rural and Clackmannanshire localities
ReACH Falkirk, covering all Falkirk localities
Forth Valley Neuro Rehabilitation Team
Community hospitals teams
Spasticity management service
Adult Speech and Language Therapy which is Forth Valley wide (link to SLT webpage)

Teams work in a range of settings, including people’s homes, clinics, care homes and inpatient settings where appropriate.

A Single Point of Referral (SPR) exists for anyone who needs to request assistance from the ReACH teams, or for spasticity management.

Teams work collaboratively with service users and others, e.g. families, carers and Social Work, towards discharge and self management at the earliest possible opportunity. An essential part of therapy intervention is working towards an agreed set of patient-centred goals. These will often relate to

supporting individuals to manage their own conditions, enabling them to remain well at home where possible
managing safety
maximising functional independence
restoration of function and quality of life to optimum levels
preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitating safe and early discharge from an inpatient setting

When to request assistance from the Rehab Care group

Flowchart – when to request assistance from RCG and signposting on (to be developed)

Contact information for the Rehab Care Group

All referrals and requests for assistance from Speech and Language Therapy to,

Therapy Area, FVRH, FK5 4WR (01324) 566591 or email FV.SLT-Referrals-Requests@nhs.scot

All referrals and requests for assistance from ReACH services to,

Single Point of Referral, (01324) 673733, FV.ReACH@nhs.scot, ReACH Referral Form

Enquiries to ReACH North, (01786) 434157
Enquiries to ReACH Falkirk, (01324) 673888
Enquiries to Forth Valley Neuro Rehabilitation Team, (01324) 673737
All enquiries for AHP services within Community Hospitals to:
AHP office Stirling Health & Care Village, (01786 434435)
AHP office CCHC, (01259 290311)
AHP office Falkirk Community Hospital, (01324 616073)

Further information about Rehab Care Group services

What is Speech and Language Therapy?

Useful Links

Giving Feedback and Raising Concerns

The AHP Rehab Care Group aims to deliver a high standard of service, and we are always looking for ways to improve.

Comments, issues or concerns should be shared with individual therapists in the first instance. If you would like to submit feedback or comments please use our Feedback Form.