Community Rehabilitation Team

Service Information

Targeted home-based rehabilitation programmes to improve functional abilities.

Who can refer?

Hospital, GP, health or social care professional. Referrals via Trafford Single Point of Access (SPOA).

How to refer

Referrals via Trafford Single Point of Access (SPOA)

• Tel: 0300 323 0303
• Email tspoa1@nhs.net
• Mail referrals via SPOA, Meadway Health Centre, Sale M33 4PS
• Referral form [Word doc, 1.5MB]

General enquiries about referrals can be made to the team from professionals via 0161 549 6940.

Inclusion criteria  

The TLCO service accepts referrals for patients who are over 18, registered with a Trafford GP who 

• Have assessed essential rehabilitation needs.  

• Have identified achievable goals to be met through a consented programme of rehabilitation 

• Have progressive diagnosis, orthopaedic (as indicated on ortho referral documentation) 

• Who are significantly off baseline following injury, illness with potential to improve 

• Who are experiencing increased frequency of falls, injurious falls 

• Who have been referred from the Tier 3 long covid clinic 

• Chronic pain affecting function 

• Who have been referred through the Discharge to assess – Pathway 3 referral pathway 

Will return: 

• Referrals for patients requiring intervention within 2 weeks of receipt of referral – TCR 

• Patients without a Trafford GP – back to referrer 

• Progression of walking aids 

• Long term immobility – no rehab potential 

• Outdoor mobility 

• Nonessential rehab needs – not a priority will come within neighbourhood work planning 

• Non clinically assessed rehab needs – Back to GP 

Will redirect: 

• Equipment only – OSRC 

• Moving and handling assessments to maintain safety of patient / carers – OSRC, carers moving and handling assessors 

• Specialist equipment, adaptations – OSRC. Patients can access CRT once equipment, adaptations are in place if patient has the potential to improve their functional abilities. This can be done through developing robust communication channels with OSRC 

• Hospital discharges requiring equipment check visits on discharge – from November all discharges to go to TCR 

Note – Patients who are accepted onto the CRT caseload who, following initial assessment are identified as requiring specialist / nonstandard equipment e.g., assessment with reps, equipment not listed in the OSRC stock catalogue are to be referred to OSRC for the assessment team to complete the assessment and provision. Patients can be placed on a holding list / PIFU if they have an identified rehabilitation programme to progress once the equipment is in place. Joint assessments can be arranged with the assessment team OTs as required.