Community stroke teams
Your community stroke team usually includes several different health professionals who all have specialist training and experience in stroke. Their role is to help support your recovery and rehabilitation (recovering and adjusting to life) in the first few weeks and months after you leave hospital. This includes helping you with adjustment and living well after your stroke. They can also help and support families and carers.
Your team may include:
• Community stroke nurses
• Physiotherapists
• Speech and language therapists
• Occupational therapists
• Social workers
• Dietitians
• Psychologists
• Rehabilitation assistants
A member of the team will contact you following your discharge from hospital. The team will know about your stroke and the therapy you have been doing in hospital. The team will plan with you how to carry on with your rehabilitation.
Together, and with the help of your relatives or carers, the team will work on the things that are important to help you get on with your life again.
Everyone’s needs are different after a stroke.
You may need help with:
• Eating and drinking
• Communication
• Mobility
• Washing
• Dressing
• Mood
• Being independent again
• Getting your confidence back
• Signposting to other services
Some people need a lot of help with rehabilitation, some need very little.
For further information contact your local team
NHS North East and North Cumbria Community Stroke Services
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
| Area covered | Team | Address | Contact telephone |
| County Durham | Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team | Sedgefield Community Hospital Salters Lane Sedgefield Stockton on Tees TS21 3EE | 0191 569 2819 |
| Darlington | Darlington Community Services (care & therapy provision) | Hundens Rehab Unit Building B Hundens Lane Darlington DL1 1JE | 01325 342111 |
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Area covered | Team | Address | Contact telephone |
| North Tyneside GPs | North Tyneside Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team | Ward 22 North Tyneside General Hospital Rake Lane North Shields NE29 8NH | 0191 293 4247 |
| Northumberland GPs | Northumberland ESD Team | Northumberland GPs Wansbeck General Hospital Woodhorn Lane Ashington NE63 9JJ | 01670 529849 |
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Area covered | Team | Address | Contact telephone |
| Gateshead GPs | Community Stroke Team – Gateshead | Bensham Hospital Saltwell Road Gateshead NE8 4YL | 0191 445 2851 0191 445 3954 |
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Area covered | Team | Address | Contact telephone |
| Newcastle GPs | Newcastle Community Stroke Service | Level 3 Regent Point Regent Farm Road Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 3DN | 0191 2826310 |
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
| Area covered | Team | Address | Contact telephone |
| Hartlepool GPs | Community Stroke Team – Hartlepool | University Hospital of Hartlepool Holdforth Road Hartlepool TS24 9AH | 01429 522500 |
| Stockton, Yarm, Thornaby, Billingham and Wynyard GPs | Community Stroke Team – Stockton | University Hospital of North Tees Hardwick Road Hardwick Stockton-on-Tees TS19 8PE | 01429 522500 |
| North Tees and Hartlepool | Psychology Team | 3rd Floor University Hospital of Hartlepool Holdforth Road Hartlepool TS24 9AH | 01429 522049 |
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Area covered | Team | Address | Contact telephone |
| Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland (place of residence) | South Tees Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Team | Early Supported Discharge team Redcar Primary Care Hospital West Dyke Road Redcar TS10 4NW | 01642 944595 |
| Hambleton and Richmondshire GPs | Hambleton & Richmondshire Community Therapy Team Early Supported Discharge Team(ESD) | Community Therapies 1st Floor The Friarage Hospital Bullamoor Road Northallerton DL6 1JG ESD Office, First Floor Admin Block, Friarage Hospital, Bullamoor Road, Northallerton, DL61JG | 01609 764448 0160 9 76 4476 Team email |
| Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland GP practices | South Tees Community Integrated Therapy Team | Referrals Administrator Community Therapies Single Point of Access Daisy Lane Ormesby Middlesbrough TS7 9LF | 01642 065070 Option 2 – Option 2 |
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
| Area covered | Team | Address | Contact telephone |
| South Tyneside and Washington | Community Stroke Rehab Team | Community Stroke Rehab Team Ward 21 Maternity Wing South Tyneside District Hospital Harton Lane South Shields NE34 0PL | 0191 569 9306 |
| Sunderland | Community Stroke Rehab Team | Community Stroke Rehab Team OT Department B Level Sunderland Royal Hospital Kayll Road Sunderland SR4 7TP | 0191 203 2952 |
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Area covered | Team | Address | Contact telephone |
| Carlisle, Longtown & Brampton GPs | Early Supported Stroke Discharge Team | London Road Community Clinic Hilltop Heights Carlisle CA1 2NS | 01228 602 108 |
| Eden, Alston, Kirby Stephen, Shap, Appleby, Calthwaite, & Penrith GPs | Early Supported Stroke Discharge Team | Penrith Hospital Bridge lane Penrith CA11 8HX | 0176 824 5593 |
| West Cumbria, Whitehaven, Gosforth and Cleator Moor, Workington, Egremont GPs | Early Supported Stroke Discharge Team | Maryport Hospital Ewanrigg Road Maryport CA15 8EJ | 0190 081 1842 |
| Copeland, Allerdale, Carlisle, Eden, Keswick & Solway | Community Neuro Physiotherapy | Workington Community Hospital, Park Lane, Workington, CA14 2RW Carleton Clinic, Cumwhinton Drive, Carlisle, CA1 3SX Respective ICC hubs | 0194 685 3307 0122 860 3151 0194 685 3333 |
| Carlisle, Eden, Penrith, and surrounding area | Speech and Language Therapy | Adult Speech and Language Therapy Department Room 1450 Lower Ground Floor Cumberland Infirmary Newtown Road Carlisle Cumbria CA2 7HY | 0122 860 3992 |
| Allerdale, Copeland, West Cumbria (Whitehaven, Workington and surrounding areas) | Speech and Language Therapy | Adult Speech and Language Therapy Department Level 4 West Cumberland Hospital Homewood Road Hensingham Whitehaven Cumbria CA28 8JG | 0190 070 5082 |
Local Stroke Groups
County Durham and Darlington
| Name of group | Details / Service offered | Website | Contact details |
| Stroke Association | The Club meets twice a month at the venue and also has an extra meeting where the group members go to the indoor bowls centre. The group also has relaxation therapies available at the group meetings for members to access. | Stroke Association | Stroke Association Durham Team |
North Cumbria
| Name of group | Details / Service offered | Website | Contact details |
| Stroke Association | Stroke Recovery Service | Stroke Association | Cumbria team 07739 746 095 |
North Tees and Hartlepool
| Name of group | Details / Service offered | Website | Contact details |
| Before and after stroke | Information and advice on local support groups in the North Tees &Hartlepool area | North Tees and Hartlepool Before and after stroke | North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust |
| Stroke Association | Stroke Recovery Service | Stroke Association | Stockton team 0164 279 018 Hartlepool team 0142 989 4349 |
South Tees
| Name of group | Details / Service offered | Website | Contact details |
| Stroke Association | Stroke Recovery Service | Stroke Association | South Tees team 0164 298 8149 |
South Tyneside and Sunderland
| Name of group | Details / Service offered | Website | Contact details |
| Stroke Association | Stroke Recovery Service – covers Sunderland, South Tyneside, South Shields, Boldons, Hebburn and Jarrow | Stroke Association | South Tees team 0191 731 6771 |
Gateshead
| Name of group | Details / Service offered | Website | Contact details |
| Age UK Gateshead Specialist Day Centre | Provides rehabilitation and support for individuals who have suffered a stroke with complex needs. The center promotes independence, mental well-being, and social interaction through therapeutic activities. | Age UK – Gateshead | 0191 477 3559 |
| Stroke Association | The group provide advice, information and emotional support for stroke survivors and their families. They also facilitate a Patient /Carer Involvement Group to enable input into local stroke services. | Stroke Association | 0191 731 6771 SOTW team |
National Stroke Groups
| Name of group | Details / Service offered | Website | Contact details |
| Headway | Brain Injury Association – Meetings held at Walkergate Park, 6-8pm every Tuesday | Headway | Headway Helpline Email |
| Stroke Association | To help the recovery of stroke survivors, Stroke Association provide information, support and advice. Their key areas of work include: Support services, information, research, fundraising, campaigning and volunteering. | Stroke Association | 020 7566 0300 |
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Or for more information visit the Stroke Association Discharge page.
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