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How to Access the Service

Other Addresses

If you feel that this Service may be of benefit to you, then you or your relative or friend, should:

Contact your nearest Social Work/Locality Office in the Fife area.
This ensures that appropriate information is obtained prior to you being referred to a Community Care Social Worker.
The Social Worker will, along with you/family/friend undertakes a Single Shared Assessment.
This assessment will identify your needs and determine whether a referral is made to the Brain Injury Team.

Area:	Fife-wide			Remit:	Traumatic Brain Injury
Contact:	Elaine Westwater	tel:	01383-602201	e-mail:	Elaine.Westwater@fife.gov.uk
Address:	70 Stenhouse Street, Cowdenbeath, Fife, KY4 9DD

Criteria for Acceptance

Referrals can only be accepted subject to a Social Workerís completed Single Shared Assessment.
Adults who have sustained mild/moderate effects following a traumatic brain injury, e.g. RTA, blow to head, fall etc.
Have been assessed as medically stable and thus able to undertake a rehabilitation or individual programme.
Absence of substance misuse.
Individuals should be willing to co-operate with identified programmes.

Other Useful Contact Names and Addresses

Fife Rehabilitation Service: Fife Health Care NHS Trust, Cameron Hospital	Provides assessment and rehabilitation to those with physical disability primarily in the 16-64 age group. It is a consultant led service with all major disciplines represented including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, dietician, clinical psychology and nursing staff, including an outreach nurse for brain injury services. The service is based at the Sir George Sharp Unit in Cameron Hospital.	Consultant Dr RL Sloan, or Staff Grade Practitioner Dr Carol Skelton. Tel: 01592 712472
Scottish Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service: Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh	NHS Trust that provides intensive rehabilitation for head injured and brain injured individuals. This includes looking at psychological and cognitive skills, general health and mobility skills. All programmes are individually tailored. Support, counselling and extensive follow up into the community is available.	Consultant Neurologist Dr Brian Pentland Outreach Nurse Ailsa Macmillan Tel: 0131 537 9000.
The Robert Ferguson Unit: Royal Edinburgh Hospital	The aim of the unit is to assess, treat and reduce behavioural difficulties associated with acquired brain injury and to advise and support families and associated professionals.	Mike Holligan Tel: 0131 537 6351
Western General Hospital: Human Resources ñ Royal Infirmary	Provides specialist care and surgery for brain injury at the acute stage.	Carolyn Annett Tel: 0131 537 1000
Princess Royal Trust ñ Fife Carers Centre:	Provides help to carers by offering support and advice by providing information about the services that can help them. They offer individual support to the carers in the centre by telephone or in their homes.	Mary Stewart Tel: 01592 642999
Fife Institute of Physical and Recreational Education:	Provide a referral session for individuals who are recovering from injury or illness to allow those individuals to attend fitness and/or swimming classes. A member of physical education staff is present at most sessions. Transport may be available.	Richard Brickley, Assistant Principal Tel: 01592 415700.
Momentum:	Provides a work preparation programme to enable disabled, disadvantaged people to access work experience on a 6 ñ 18 week programme. Clients have physical, psychological, head injury or learning difficulty and wish to enter/return to/experience the world of work.	Kimberley Beckett Tel: 0141 333 0567. 7^th Floor Savoy Tower 77 Renfrew Street Glasgow G2 3BZ