They are listed separately because that is how referrals arrive. In practice they run into one another across a single episode of care.
The weeks before a planned operation are the most useful and the most wasted period in the whole pathway. We use them.
Comprehensive geriatric assessment aimed squarely at the operation ahead, written for the people who will be in the room.
The days straight after theatre decide a great deal. Most of what protects an older brain in that window is unglamorous and easy to miss.
Goal-led rehabilitation that is progressed against the tasks a person actually has to resume, not against a fixed block of sessions.
Going home is a clinical event, not an administrative one. It gets planned like the operation did.
Families carry most of the recovery. They do it better when they know what is coming and who to ring.
You do not need paperwork to start the conversation. An email with the basics is enough for us to say what we would do first.
Who the person is, what procedure is planned or has happened, roughly when, and what worries you most about the recovery.
We reply with which of the six services would apply, in what order, and what is realistic in the time available before the operation.
A baseline assessment, then a written plan shared — with consent — with everyone treating the person, so it stays one plan.
Reassessment at agreed points through recovery, and a handover when care moves on or the episode closes.
Most people are not. Send the situation in a few lines and we will point you at the right starting place.