Goole Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre - A guide for you and your family

Goole Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre
   A guide for you and your family

Who comes to GNRC?
All our Service Users are people aged between 18 and 65
who have an acquired brain injury or other neurological
condition. Coming to GNRC gives them access to a specialist
clinical service at an early stage in the rehabilitation process.

How long do people stay at GNRC?
The length of stay depends on the individual person. Some
people only need a short-term assessment which lasts for a
few weeks; others benefit from assessment followed by a
longer period of rehabilitation.

What facilities are available?
GNRC is situated within Goole Hospital which means that
people have easy access to hospital services. However, it
operates independently of the NHS. It has ground floor
access and dedicated entrance.

There are 14 beds, a lounge, dining area, training kitchen and
accommodation for other therapeutic and recreational activities.

Who will be providing my rehabilitation programme?
GNRC is staffed by a dedicated multi-disciplinary rehabilitation
team, headed by a Lead Neuropsychologist and Consultants in
Rehabilitation Medicine with support from a Staff Grade Doctor.

Other members of the rehabilitation team include
physiotherapists, occupational therapists, a clinical psychologist,
speech and language therapist, dietician, nurses and a number
of rehabilitation support workers.

What does rehabilitation involve?
Everyone has an individual care and rehabilitation plan which
includes practising daily living skills and structured learning
programmes.

This is planned into a timetable of therapy and treatment
throughout the day. The rehabilitation team makes sure
everyone is aware of their timetables, and that there are enough
rest periods built in.

Family and friends - support and involvement
The rehabilitation team know that it is very important to
involve family and friends in the rehabilitation programme, and
understand the impact that visiting has on everyday life. To
support this and make sure the therapeutic programmes are
met visiting times are agreed on an individual basis to meet
everyone’s needs.

Family and friends have plenty of opportunities to discuss
anything they are unsure about concerning the rehabilitation
programme, individual progress, or any other concerns they
may have. Educational information on injury and diagnosis
and local resources (eg support groups) are provided.

How is progress monitored?
The rehabilitation team continually monitor rehabilitation and
review goals. It also coordinates review meetings which involve
Service Users and their families, members of the rehabilitation
team, and other professionals who are involved with the current
programme or who may be involved on discharge.

All Service Users have a Key Worker who can represent their
views to the Rehabilitation Team.

Continually improving our service
GNRC welcomes comments and suggestions about how the
service could be improved. All members of staff are happy to
pass comments or suggestions on to the Service Manager.

Good things about GNRC
We asked Service Users to tell us what they thought was
good about GNRC:
      T.V. Room and size of large flat-screen T.V (Andrew)
      Friendly staff (Michael)
      Rebuilding our lives (Michael)
      Going on trips out and pool table (Andrew)
      Help people to get better (Tim R)
      Clean environment (Andy G)
      Structured routine (John)
      Nice Service Users/ good to chat with people who have
      same problem (Chris)
      Food (sometimes) (John)
      Uniforms!! (Ashley)

What happens after GNRC?
Most people move back into the community when they leave
GNRC. Some move to their family home, sometimes with
extra support from community support workers. Others move
to a supported house or a residential care home, depending
on their needs.

GNRC provides information and support to Service Users and
their families to help them make decisions about when they
leave GNRC and their future life plans.

Background to GNRC
GNRC is a joint venture between the Brain Injury
Rehabilitation Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NLG).

BIRT, a division of The Disabilities Trust, is a leading
European provider of specialist brain injury rehabilitation,
helping people regain lost skills, recover social independence
and rebuild their lives following acquired brain injury.

NLG is an established NHS Trust operating all NHS hospitals
in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole, serving a wide geographic
population of approximately 410,000 people. The Trust
delivers a full range of emergency and diagnostic secondary
healthcare services in an environment of patient choice
available locally.

BIRT and NLG joined forces to provide GNRC so that the
people of Northern Lincolnshire and the surrounding area
would have a dedicated neuro-rehabilitation unit. GNRC
provides a seamless pathway of care from hospital through
rehabilitation to community integration.

How to find us
Goole Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre, Woodland Avenue,
Goole, DN14 6RX Tel 01724 290065 Email birt@nlg.nhs.uk
www.birt.co.uk

GNRC is located approximately two miles from Goole town
centre. There is ample car parking in the hospital grounds and
regular bus services into Goole, which is also served by good
mainline rail links.

Stamp Jackson & Procter Solicitors are pleased to sponsor this
booklet and support Goole Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre. Stamp
Jackson & Procter Solicitors are personal injury lawyers who
specialise in acquired brain injury claims and recovery. For
further information please contact Neil Holland and his team at:
Stamp Jackson & Procter, Tel: 01482 324591
Email: nrh@sjplaw.co.uk or visit www.sjplaw.co.uk

GNRC is very grateful to Stamp Jackson & Procter solicitors for
their sponsorship of this leaflet, which is not meant to influence
Service Users’ freedom to instruct a solicitor of their choice.
Personal injury solicitors can also be found via the Headway
website www.headway.org.uk or by contacting the Law Society
www.lawsociety.org.uk or the Association of Personal Injury
Lawyers www.apil.org.uk

North Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals, Division of Clinical Sciences, Scunthorpe General
Hospital, Cliff Gardens, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire DN15 7BH Tel: 01724 387834

Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT), 60 Queen Street, Normanton, Wakefield WF6 2BU
Tel: 01924 896100 Email: director@birt.co.uk

The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT) is a division of The Disabilities Trust (Registered Charity No. 800797) and the means by which The Disabilities Trust provides its brain injury services.
                                                                                                                                                                      © 2008 The Disabilities Trust

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