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Cystic Fibrosis Centre

Welcome to the West Midlands Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre which is located on Ward 26 within the Heartlands Hospital. It comprises of 20 single side rooms, an outpatient department and team offices.

This section gives you a background to how the Centre opened, including a list of the sponsors who helped fund the ward. It details the facilities available to patients and the practices which the Centre adheres to.

If you are a new patient transferring from paediatric care to the adult centre, check out our useful information regarding the transitional process.

Compliments to Ward 26!

The West Midlands Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre opened a therapy room in September 2007.  Since then it has been very popular with both inpatients and outpatients.  This innovative physiotherapy led service offers additional complimentary therapies which included reflexology, indian head massage, acupuncture and musculoskeletal treatment.  Janet, the Occupational Therapist also offers relaxation sessions using guided imagery or autogenic muscular relaxation.

We are very grateful to Gregg Smith and his friend Paul Delves who have provided funding towards the therapy room.

Pictured above (left to right):  Dr Honeybourne, Dr Whitehouse, Ian Culligan, Gregg Smith, Lynne Gumery, Andy Szykuta, Aruna Kailey, Joanne Osmond, Joanne Lee, Roisin delves, Georgia Delves, Paul Delves.

All therapies being used are not alternative to conventional medicine, but are used to complement treatments already being received by patients.  We believe it is important to look at the "whole" person, taking into account their medical history as well as their lifestyle, before devising a treatment programme tailored to individual needs.  We hope this service continues to grow, to enable us to provide a high level of integrated care for all CF adults.

Feedback from patients so far has been very positive as these are some comments from patients following treatment:-

"Absolutely fantastic experience!  Would recommend it to anyone.  I am so grateful." (GS)

"Being the first time I've experienced anything like this, I didn't know what to expect.  But needless to say I wasn't disappointed, I found it very soothing and relaxing." (PB)

"Very good idea, very relaxing.  Helped a lot, 10 out of 10.  Thank you. " (AF)

Pictured above Aruna Kailey carrying out an Indian Head Massage on patient, Lynne East.

If you would like more information about any of these complimentary therapies then please contact the CF Physiotherapy team on 0121 424 1780 or 0121 424 1577.