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Practical support and everyday activities - Occupational Therapy

What we do

Our role in prehabilitation is to help you to cope with cancer treatment and to feel better physical and mentally.

We can provide advice and practical strategies to support you to manage your:

  • energy levels / fatigue during and after treatment 
  • issues related to work (including reasonable adjustments or phased return to work if required)
  • stress, anxiety or low mood
  • sleep
  • communication with friends, family and colleagues 
We can also provide adaptive equipment and liaise with community services to arrange a home assessment.

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Frequently asked questions and useful information

How do OT appointments take place?

Appointments can take place over the phone, virtually by video call or in person. At RUH we can see people in person in the Brownsword Therapies Centre or can visit you on the chemotherapy suite in A12 when you attend for chemotherapy. Please let us know what you would prefer.

How many OT appointments would I have?

During your initial appointment we will agree whether one or more follow up appointments would be useful. We can arrange these to suit you. The number of follow-up appointments is not limited and you can self-refer back to the Therapies Oncology Team at the RUH at any point, including after you have completed treatment.

Can you arrange adaptations and equipment for my home?

We can arrange for delivery of some pieces of equipment - e.g. commodes, toilet frames and equipment to raise up chairs and beds.

We are not able to visit you at home, so if a home visit is needed - e.g. to work out where to fit grab rails,etc. - we can make a referral to your community therapy team.

How can I manage my fatigue?

This video link gives information and advice on how to manage cancer-related fatigue.

You can also find resources to help you to manage fatigue here:

How do I stop worrying?

If you have worrying thoughts that you can’t control these links may be helpful

Penny Brohn has set up a partnership with Headspace, the mindfulness app.

Click here for details of how you can access it free of charge.

How can I improve my sleep?

If you struggle to get to sleep or stay asleep, these videos from Frome Medical Practice may help:

You can also find resources on how to manage sleep here.

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Big Health Partnership

Macmillan has launched a new partnership with Big Health to give people newly diagnosed with cancer access to free digital mental health therapies. This new service has been developed to address the two top needs of people with cancer: anxiety and insomnia.

These apps are free to use for those who received a cancer diagnosis in 2022 in the UK:-

 

Contact Us

If you would like to discuss anything further or would like to arrange one-to-one support to draw up an individual plan to manage sleep, fatigue or anxiety, please contact us via the numbers below:

For University Hospitals Bristol and Weston patients, please contact:

For Royal United Hospitals Bath patients, please contact:

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