Team GB Paralympia​n to open new mobility service at hospital

MAXINE Moore, a member of Team GB who competed at London 2012, will be at Yeovil District Hospital on October 19 to launch a new retail service aimed at helping patients who struggle with movement.

Maxine, 19, was born at Yeovil Hospital and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of one. Despite restricted mobility, she is British Women’s’ champion at the Club Throw event and ranked fifth in the world.

She will be returning to Yeovil to perform the official opening of the Therapy Department’s new ‘Equipped for Life’ shop, which is being established in the hospital to dispense advice and provide an on-site source of mobility products at affordable prices.

Items on sale include shower chairs, bath aids and a variety of other products to assist people with limited mobility.

“Our mission is to promote independence,” says Caroline Manson, Joint Head of Therapy Services. “We will be working with patients to help them reach their potential, and by providing a source of aids right here on the hospital site. We will help them to help themselves and become more independent.”

Joining Maxine at the opening will be Adrian Scott, who was treated at Yeovil District Hospital after suffering a stroke in 2009.

Adrian, a former radio presenter and TV journalist, belongs to the hospital’s ASPIRE group which supports those recovering from stroke.

He recently spoke at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference on behalf of the Stroke Association and warmly welcomes “Equipped for Life” which will enable patients to buy competitively priced living aids directly from the hospital without having to search further afield.

Further information is available from Caroline Manson or Sarah Edwards, Joint Heads of Therapy Services, at Yeovil District Hospital. The opening will take place at 3pm on Friday, October 19.

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