West Middlesex offers a broad range of services for older people, patients suffering from stroke and heart failure.
This includes:
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Dedicated unit with acute beds
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General outpatient clinics for older people
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Specialist clinics for Stroke, TIA, Parkinson’s and Falls
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Integrated multidisciplinary teams and discharge planning
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Domiciliary service at the request of GPs
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Consultants provide support for the medical assessment unit and participate in a general
medicine on-take service
Location
The Elderly Care Service is based in the Marjory Warren unit at the rear of the hospital. The unit comprises two wards for the specialist care of elderly people. Kew Ward to our dedicated Stroke Ward with up to 28 beds. (see Stroke & TIA Services for more details)
Consultants
Dr John Platt - Stroke Services and Clinical Director
Dr Callum Chapman – Elderly Medicine and Heart Failure Service
Dr Linda Tsam – Elderly Medicine, Orthopaedic Liaison Service and Falls Clinic
Dr Bhattacharyya (part-time) - Elderly Medicine and Parkinson’s Disease Clinic
Referrals
Non-urgent referrals can be made using Choose and Book, or on receipt of a referral letter.
Urgent referrals can be made by fax.
Contact
Tel: 020 8321 5449
Fax 020 8321 5318
Care of the Elderly Health Information
Click here to access our Elderly Care Health information website.
Page last updated July 2010
