Outpatient Physiotherapy

The Outpatient Physiotherapy service provides assessment and treatment for a wide range of clinical conditions, including:

Locations

Physiotherapy Building, Blue Zone, University Hospital Lewisham

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We also offer physiotherapy assessments and treatments at other sites in the community:

  • Downham Health and Leisure Centre, 7-9 Moorside Road, Bromley, BR1 5EP
  • Grove Medical Centre, Windlass Place, Deptford, SE8 3QH
  • South Lewisham Health Centre, 50 Conisborough Crescent, Catford, SE6 2SP
  • Waldron Health Centre, Stanley Street, Deptford, SE8 4BG

Although we make every effort to offer all patients a full choice of location, some conditions may require treatment in a specific location.

Contact

Phone: 020 8333 3148

Email:  LH.Physio-info@nhs.net

We are open Monday to Friday, 7.45am to 4.45pm.

Our services 

How to get a referral

You can be referred to the us by your GP or consultant.

You can also self-refer to our private physiotherapy service.

Your appointment

Before your appointment

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Once you've been referred by your GP, you may have a small wait to see us. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy have lots of information about how to self-manage your condition whilst awaiting your physiotherapy appointment.

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: Public and Patient

What to do on the day of your appointment

Please arrive promptly for your appointment as physiotherapy appointments do run to time. On arrival you may be asked to complete a short questionnaire regarding the condition for which you are attending physiotherapy

If you have a lower back, hip, knee or ankle problem, please bring a pair of shorts with you, if possible, to wear during your assessment and follow-up treatment sessions.

Equally, if you have a neck, upper back or shoulder problem, you may wish to wear a vest or strap top during your consultation.

If you need an interpreter in another language or BSL, we can book an interpreter to assist you.

About our staff

All of our physiotherapists are state registered by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and are members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).

We have senior physiotherapists with specialties in musculoskeletal conditions, hydrotherapy, women’s health, paediatrics, amputee rehabilitation, neurology and respiratory conditions.

All therapy staff employed by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust participate regularly in robust appraisal and teaching programmes.