Rehabilitation medicine
Area of medical practice that helps people to recover after a physical injury
Procedures:
Services:
A follow-up appointment with a consultant physician to review ongoing care for a complex disorder. The appointment is 20 minutes or longer.
A follow-up appointment with a consultant physician. The consultant physician will look at a specific condition and/or provide a course of treatment. The appointment is at their rooms.
The first appointment with a consultant physician to assess and plan care for a complex disorder. The appointment is 45 minutes or longer.
The first appointment with a consultant physician. The consultant physician will look at a specific condition and/or provide a course of treatment. The appointment is at their rooms.
A follow up appointment with a specialist not at their rooms or in-hospital. This item does not include the specialty of psychiatry.
A specialist coordinates a meeting with at least 3 other care providers. They all provide different types of care. The meeting is between 15 and 30 minutes.
A specialist coordinates a meeting with at least 3 other care providers. They all provide different types of care. The meeting is between 30 and 45 minutes.
A specialist attends a meeting with at least 2 other care providers. They all provide different types of care. The meeting is between 15 and 30 minutes.
A meeting with a specialist and at least 2 other care providers who provide different types of care. The meeting is 45 minutes or longer.
The first appointment with a consultant physician for a specific condition and/or course of treatment (who is not a psychiatrist). The appointment is by telehealth and is longer than 5 minutes.
A follow up appointment with a consultant physician (who is not a psychiatrist). The appointment is by telehealth and is longer than 5 minutes.
The first appointment with a consultant physician (who is not a psychiatrist) using telehealth. This is to assess a patient with at least two long-term health conditions. The appointment is 45 minutes or longer.
An appointment with a consultant physician (who is not a psychiatrist) using telehealth. This is to follow up on a patient with at least two long-term health conditions. The appointment is 20 minutes or longer.
An implanted pump containing medication to help with chronic pain. This medication is infused into the area around the brain and spinal cord.
A procedure to access a device which has been implanted in the body as a way to deliver medication to a patient.
A procedure to refill a pump inside the body (implanted infusion pump) with a muscle relaxant medication (baclofen). This is for treatment of muscle spasticity (severe chronic spasticity). The medication is given through an area near the layers of the brain (subarachnoid space) or the spine (epidural space).
A treatment using injection of Botox for a foot deformity in a person with cerebral palsy (dynamic equinus foot deformity). This is caused by contraction of the muscles (spasticity). This is for a person aged at least 2 years.
Botox or Dysport injection in a person aged 18 years or older to help treat moderate to severe muscle spasms (focal spasticity). Includes 4 sets of injections on same day.
A treatment using injection of Botox for muscle contraction of the arms (severe upper limb spasticity) in a person with cerebral palsy. This is for a person aged at least 2 years. For a person aged at least 18 years, they must have started treatment with Botox already before the age of 18.
A treatment using injection with Botox, Dysport or Xeomin to treat muscle spasticity (moderate to severe spasticity) in the arms after a stroke. This is for a person aged 18 years or older.