Home visits
We offer a home visiting service for individuals who cannot, as a result of their condition, access physiotherapy in an outpatient clinic.
How do I go about organising a home visit?
If you feel you would benefit from a home visit, please talk to your GP. You can also refer yourself for a home visit, using the self-referral forms below. Home visits are generally only available to individuals who cannot, as a result of their condition, attend an outpatient appointment.
What happens if I need to cancel a home visit?
Please always contact the Department if you need to cancel a home visit. This allows us to offer the home visit slot to another patient. It helps if you give us as much advance warning as possible.
What will happen during the first home visit?
Your physiotherapist will first assess you. For example, your physiotherapist might ask you about your mobility. He or she may check your balance, your muscle strength or your fitness level. He or she will also ask you about your goals for treatment. If your issue relates to your leg, hip, knee or ankle, please make sure to wear loose-fitting trousers.
Once the assessment is complete, your physiotherapist will explain the results to you and work with you to establish a treatment plan. This will often include a number of exercises for you to do at home. You can find a sample exercise programme here. Your physiotherapist will explain which of the exercises in this sample programme are safe and useful for you to do.
Once the assessment is complete, your physiotherapist will explain the results to you and work with you to establish a treatment plan. This will often include a number of exercises for you to do at home. You can find a sample exercise programme here. Your physiotherapist will explain which of the exercises in this sample programme are safe and useful for you to do.
How do I go about getting a walking aid?
A physiotherapist or support worker can assess you at home to see which walking aid is right for you.
- Angus: Please contact your nearest Community Rehab Team (details below) for more information.
- Dundee: Please complete this self-referral form or contact the Occupational Therapy Team in Dundee City Council.
- Perth and Kinross: Please ask your GP to refer you for a walking aid assessment.
How do I contact the home visit team?
- Arbroath Community Rehab Team (also covers Friockheim):
Arbroath Infirmary
Rosemount Road
Arbroath DD11 2AT
Telephone: 01241 822591
Email: tay-uhb.anguscomrehab@nhs.net
- Carnoustie and Monifieth Community Rehab Team
Parkview Primary Care Centre
Barry Road
Carnoustie DD7 7RB
Telephone: 01241 802372
Email: tay-uhb.anguscomrehab@nhs.net
- Dundee Community Rehab Team:
Kings Cross Health and Community Care Centre
Hospital Street
Dundee DD38EA
Telephone: 01382 425665
Email: tay-uhb.ahpcomrehab@nhs.net
- Montrose Community Rehab Team:
Links Health Centre
Frank Wood Way
Montrose DD10 8TY
Telephone: 01674 817185
Email: tay-uhb.anguscomrehab@nhs.net
- Perth and Kinross Community Rehab Team:
Perth Royal Infirmary
Taymount Terrace
Perth PH1 1NX
Telephone: 01738 473402
Email: pkrehabappointments.tayside@nhs.net
- Stracathro Community Rehab Team (covers Brechin and Edzell):
Stracathro Hospital
By Brechin
Angus DD9 7QA
Telephone: 01356 665155
Email: tay-uhb.anguscomrehab@nhs.net
- Whitehills Community Rehab Team (covers Forfar and Kirriemuir):
Whitehills Health and Community Care Centre
Station Road
Forfar DD8 3DY
Telephone: 01307 475254
Email: tay-uhb.anguscomrehab@nhs.net