What Our Patients Say
Good experience with compassionate staff, Emma from the OT Department. Patient advised nothing was too
much trouble always smiling and thoughtful.
The team was good overall. My therapist Bidisa was excellent, kind, patient & very approachable. I was kept updated throughout the process. A credit to the team
July 2025
We are an Integrated Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Integrated Therapy Assistant Team who provide assessment, treatment, discharge planning and onward referral for patients across the Emergency Department/Same Day Emergency Department and the Front Door footprint, including Acute Medical Units. Where admission is necessary, we work with patients to develop goals that can be continued by the ward Therapy Teams. We work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams including IHSS, Age UK and Frailty Doctors/Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
Referrals to this service are made whilst you are an inpatient at the hospital. These referrals are made by health professionals via the Cerner system.
Clinical care is provided across the Front Door footprint at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital. The team is based on Level 1 in the Acute Therapy Department at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital.
Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy on weekdays. There is a limited service at weekends.
Our team is led by two Clinical Team Leaders and is made up of a mixture of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Integrated Therapy Assistants.
Within the Team you will find:
The service consists of the following staff:
Physiotherapists (PT)
A physiotherapist will help you to improve your movement, manage pain, and recover from injuries or illnesses affecting your physical function.
Occupational Therapists (OT)
Work with you to identify things that make it hard for you to do what you want to do in life. These could include physical difficulties or problems with memory and thinking, vision, or sensation, and problems such as anxiety. They will work with you to practice and develop your skills and confidence
Assistant Practitioners
Work alongside our Therapy Team to deliver bespoke programmes set by OT and PT.
Referrals are made by health professionals for physiotherapy and occupational therapy via the Cerner system.
Please find a link below to the Hospital Integrated Therapy Service leaflet:
Hospital Integrated Therapy Service Leaflet
Weekdays: 8:00am – 8.00pm
Weekends: A limited service is available 8:30am - 8.00pm
Telephone Number: 01254 734495
Did you know, we now accept Walking Aids in the Trust that are no longer required eg. walking frames, crutches. Patients can now return these to ELHT by contacting Occupational Therapy:
Tel No: 01254 734119
Email: Occupational.Therapy@elht.nhs.uk
Occupational Therapy Service
Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital
Haslingden Road
Blackburn
BB2 3HH