About us
The Community Stroke Team offers a specialist early supported discharge service to people over the age of 18 who have had a new confirmed diagnosis of stroke. We work with patients, family and carers to support independence and improve quality of life for Stroke survivors.
Our team consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists and Rehabilitation Assistants. We provide short term intensive rehabilitation and support patients in the community by working with them to achieve their individual rehab goals.
The team is split into two localities – Southampton Community Stroke Team and Lymington Community Stroke Team. For more information on each specific service and for new updates, please click on the appropriate drop down.
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Stroke Survivor Group newsletter: winter 2025 - click here to read.
Following a stroke, we offer a six-month review covering all areas of your health and wellbeing, to check whether there are any aspects that are still a problem for you.
This review might include discussion around:
- Your mood and emotional wellbeing.
- Sleep problems and fatigue.
- Your relationships with your loved ones.
- Your home environment and daily activities.
- Your care needs and your carer’s needs.
- Money, benefits and work.
- Driving and getting around.
- Hobbies, interests and meeting others.
If this is something you are eligible for, we will be in contact with you to arrange an appointment nearer the time. In the meantime, if you need any further support in relation to the topics that would be covered, please visit the 'Useful Information and Websites' accordion below.
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Community Stroke Team Criteria
- Registered with GP Surgery within the appropriate service catchment
- Primary diagnoses of stroke
- Medically stable
- Patient can transfer safely and independently if living alone or with assistance of 1 if they live with family who can assist with transfers
- Patient has potential for improvement through rehabilitation
- Barthel score of >9*
- Without the service the patient would remain in hospital or require hospital admission
- Will benefit from intensive ESD input
- Patient and carer consent to use the service
- The home environment is safe
- The patient or family are able to manage continence needs
- The patient has no night time needs or these needs can be managed with family support
If you have any specific queries around patient cases that may fit slightly outside of this criteria, please give us a call to discuss in more detail.
How to refer
Referral into this service is via a healthcare professional referral only. If you feel your patient meets the above criteria and will benefit from short term intensive rehabilitation, please get in touch with us to discuss further and complete the appropriate referral form. Referrals must be discussed and agreed prior to the patient’s discharge home from hospital.
Lymington Community Stroke Team:
- Referral Coordinator number: 01590 663 338
- Referral form
Southampton Community Stroke Team:
- Referral Coordinator number: 0300 123 4188
- Referral form
How to find us
Lymington Team:
Deerleap Ward, Lymington New Forest Hospital, Wellworthy Rd, Lymington, SO41 8QD
Southampton Team:
Southampton and South West Hants Health Commission, Oakley Rd, Millbrook, Southampton, SO16 4GX
Contact information
Lymington Community Stroke Team:
- General enquiries: 01590 663336
- 6 month stroke review queries: 01590 663336
- Referral queries: 01590 663 338
Southampton Community Stroke Team:
- General enquiries: 0300 123 5007 option 2
- 6 month stroke review queries: 0300 123 5007 option 2
- Referral queries: 0300 123 4188