The assessment and evaluation of each patient’s circumstances and health on a regular basis is a key element in administering individualised and appropriate care. To achieve this certain services are available at Broad Oak Manor.
GP cover is provided by the Wallace House Surgery. Doctor’s do regular rounds each week with additional visits as required. Every patient is reviewed in a minimum 28 day cycle.
Emergency cover is available twenty four hours a day and where hospital intervention is necessary, the QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City is approximately 6 miles away.
Liaison with Macmillan nurses at the Isobel Hospice, which is linked to the hospital, allows for the provision of the highest standard of care for those patients occupying our palliative or terminal care beds.
- The mobile Dental Surgery based in Cuffley, provides in-house treatment for all dental needs including fillings, provision and repair of dentures, extractions and dental hygiene.
- Visiting Opticians provide an annual eye test for all patients and can provide spectacles if prescriptions change.
- A visiting Chiropodist visits the centre every six weeks.
- A physiotherapist is available when required, and our care staff are able to provide daily physiotherapy as part of the program designed for each patient.
http://www.hertsdirect.org - These services may be accessed either via the NHS or privately depending on the circumstances of the individual.
- A local hairdresser visits Broad Oak Manor regularly and arrangements can be made privately for hairdressing. Other beauty therapies are available if required on a private basis.
- All patients have a right to input from Social Services and this can be accessed free of charge by contacting the local team.
