HOPE Specialist Service
The HOPE Specialist Service, which is a partnership between the Care Plus Falls and Respiratory Services, aims to provide
(COPD), and older people at risk of falls.
From its inception, the service has been designed and developed through a real co-production approach between a
The team, which consists of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, specialist nurse, dietitian, physiotherapy assistants
and volunteer expert patients and carers, provides Pulmonary, Post Hip Fracture and Falls rehab programmes within a
community setting, including additional falls programmes for patients with Parkinson's Disease, Dementia and Adult
Learning Di culties.
This innovative service is based on a medical model within a social context and o ers individually tailored and holistic
assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and education. Everyone is di erent and has di erent needs, so our programmes
are tailored to suit the individual, rather than expecting the individual to t in with a set programme. We also o er
home rehabilitation to patients who are unable to attend group sessions.
After completing our programmes, people tell us that they are able to walk further and feel more con dent about
managing their health issues, such as shortness of breath and balance problems. They are also able to resume the
activities of daily living that many take for granted, such as shopping, gardening, playing with grandchildren, going
upstairs, walking the dog and dancing.
and o ering Tai Chi and chair-based exercise classes in the local community.
Essential to the success of the service is our growing team of volunteers, the majority of whom are older people and/or
also acting as motivators, mentors and positive role models. They also play a vital part in our Hope 2 Quit smoking
with patients in their e orts to quit. Consequently, our quit rates to date are signi cantly higher than those of traditional
smoking cessation services.
Other volunteers work within the local community, raising awareness about falls prevention and chronic respiratory
conditions. They use a barrage of social marketing to truly engage the older people of North East Lincolnshire about falls
prevention and healthy lifestyle choices and also carry out lung health checks and walking aid assessments and give out
advice and information.
For more information, please call (01472) 313400
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