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"BPPV vertigo and balance issues"

About: Prince of Wales Hospital / Occupational Therapy Department

(as a service user),

After a traumatic head injury several years ago in a road traffic accident, I have required assistance with persistent balance issues. I was referred to a wonderful neurologist who decided the best person to help me was an OT.

The OT at Randwick hospital was an amazing help in my recovery. I cannot begin to describe how he has given me back my mobility and helped with my recovery. Always patient understanding and willing to fit me in at the shortest of notice. I will always be grateful for this assistance at a time when there seemed no other help available to me.

More recent occurrences have put me in touch with new services offering help with balance but more locally to me. I understand that there is much need for this type of help in the community as it becomes increasingly recognised how common BPPV and other balance issues are and how completely devastating they can be.  

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Response from Margaret Holyday, Manager Nutrition and Dietetics, Allied Health, Prince of Wales Hospital 3 years ago
Margaret Holyday
Manager Nutrition and Dietetics, Allied Health,
Prince of Wales Hospital
Submitted on 27/01/2021 at 11:06 AM
Published on Care Opinion at 11:07 AM


Dear aurigaqb97,

Thank you for taking the time to write to us about the care provided to you by the Occupational Therapist and how this has helped in your recovery. We appreciate your kind words. We’re proud of the Occupational Therapy team, the excellent care they provide to our patients and your therapist Ross Black’s specialised skills in helping people with vertigo.

I will ensure that Ross receives your feedback and I wish you well in your ongoing recovery.

Kind regards,

Margaret Holyday

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