Extension services and mobile units Extension services and mobile units

- HETA PATEL (R2)

Objectives •To learn what is extension services and

mobile units•Needs of extension services and mobile

units•Physiotherapy and mobile units

Barriers of health care services •Inaccesible / unavailable health care

services •Lack of financial support•Lack of transport•Healthcare not a priority•Lack of service co ordination•Language barriers •Chronic homelessness •Unaware about the services at all

How mobile units can be helpful?

•Helps to provide services to the one who are unable to come to the clinic

•Comfortable for the patients to have services at their doorstep

•Helping to the elderly •Promotes community based rehabilitation

Partial requirement •The patient that has just had surgery and

needs or desires an early start on the rehab process before they are safe to get in and out of the house

•Patient needs evaluation for their home place for review of environment or fall prevention

•The patient is a care taker of a child or any other family member

Types of mobile units •Recreational vehicle•Truck•Passenger van•Bus•Custom designed

Marketing of services •Mouth to mouth publicity•Pamphlets, advertisements, posters, signs

•appearance/visibility of mobile unit

•media: radio, TV•newsletter•brochure •marketing department

Obstacles in the programme•Lack of financial capacity•Vehicle/ equipment problem•Clinical information management•Staffing issues•Insufficient space•Patient follow up problem•Parking issues •Community access problems

Strategies to overcome obstacles •Multi-tasking/cross-training staff,

corporate sponsorship, collaboration with community partners

•Maintenance/repair schedule, •Laptop, tablets•Regular staff meetings, training, burnout

prevention •Purchasing larger mobile unit•cell phones to coordinate follow-up

appointments

Which all physiotherapy services can be provided?•Electrotherapy•Suspension therapy•Manual therapy