Pulmonary rehabilitation service
Pulmonary Rehabilitation consists of a Multidisciplinary team of Specialist Physiotherapists, Specialist Respiratory Nurses, Rehabilitation Technicians and Administration.
What our service provides:
- Help your patient to cope better with their Lung condition.
- Improve the patient ability to do the things they want, when they want.
- Increase the patients level of activity by helping them to get fitter and increasing their confidence.
- Help the patient understand what is happening with their lungs
- My COPD App support and guidance
How do Care Professionals refer into this service?
Please note referrals should only be made for patients who are:
- Functionally limited by breathlessness associated with a Respiratory condition that is confirmed on a Spirometry or CT scan
- Have a MRC 3 and above
- Able to attend a 6-week supervised exercise program
- Are medically optimised
- Must be able to functionally part take in the exercise element of the program
- Are not a Falls risk
- Are aware that this referral has been made and consented
Please email the completed Referral form along with EMIS Summary (or equivalent) and Spirometry/ CT results as attachments. Referrals will be declined if insufficient Information is provided
To make a referral for Pulmonary Rehabilitation contact:
Telford Office
Halesfield 6
Telford
Shropshire
TF7 4BF
Shrewsbury Office
Louise House
Roman Road
Shrewsbury
SY3 9JN
Any enquiries Contact:
Tel: 01743 730036
Email: shropcom.pulmonaryrehab@nhs.net
Referrals can be made by any health professionals.
Patients not seen by this service
The service is not available to non-respiratory patients or under 18s.
What your Patient should expect
Our initial assessment consists of a group introduction of Pulmonary Rehabilitation followed by a 1-1 conversation with a clinician. We will take clinical observations of Blood pressure, Heart rate and Oxygen Saturations. During this assessment an Incremental shuttle walk test will be undertaken to obtain your Patients baseline level before the start of a programme.
The programme consists of a mixture of exercise and educational talks over a 6-week period. Once initial assessment is completed, your patient will be invited to attend our programme which is twice weekly.
- 1 x 2 hour session of Education and Exercise
- 1 x 1 hour session of Exercise
Each Education session is designed to help you understand:
- What their lungs look like, how they work and what changes have happened
- Learn how to cope with the three main problems caused by the damage done to their lungs:
- Shortness of breath
- Sputum production/ management
- Deconditioning
- Ways improve quality of life through Energy saving, pacing and Nutrition.
- Understand how medication works and how to use medication effectively to control their symptoms.
- Opportunities to ask questions about their chest problems.
During the Exercise element of the course, they will be supported to participate in gentle exercise, these sessions are specifically tailored for the individuals ability and needs.
- All Exercises are related to activities we all do everyday to help them pace themselves better.
- The Exercises provided can be done anywhere with little to no special equipment.
- To gain the most benefit from the programme we ask the patient complete exercises at home in between sessions.
- We encourage the recording of each exercise so they can see their own progression and improvement.
Service contacts information
Shrewsbury Office
Louise House
Roman Road
Shrewsbury
SY3 9JN
Telford Office
Halesfield 6
Telford
Shropshire
TF7 4BF
Tel: 01743 730036
Email: shropcom.pulmonaryrehab@nhs.net