Physiotherapy

What we do

Chartered Physiotherapists use mainly physical techniques e.g. exercise, manipulation, mobilisation, massage and electrical modalities to help restore well-being to people following injury, pain or disability. 

The physiotherapy department provides both an inpatient and outpatient service to patients referred by their Consultant teams.  Services are divided into a number of areas of specialisation each headed by a Senior Physiotherapist.

Physiotherapy is part of the SCOPe Management Unit

Contact Details

Phone: (01) 416 2503 or (01) 416 2504
Fax:  01 4162497
Email: physioreception@stjames.ie

Postal address:
Physiotherapy Department,
St. James’s Hospital,
Dublin 8.

The physiotherapy department is open for appointments and other enquiries from Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 4.45pm.

An answering machine service operates out of hours. When leaving a message, please clearly state your name and your hospital number which is written on your appointment card.

Appointment Instructions

Please note our cancellation / non attendance policy

• If you need to change your physiotherapy outpatient appointment, we require at least 24 hours advance notice. You can contact us at the numbers above.
• If  you fail to attend without cancelling 24 hours in advance for your first appointment, you will be discharged.
• If you fail to attend for any appointment when your course of treatment is underway, you must contact the Physiotherapy Department within a maximum of two weeks, or you will be discharged. Exceptions due to unforeseen circumstances will be taken into account

Referral Procedures

Patients require a doctor's referral from a Consultant team within the hospital to see a physiotherapist in St. James’s Hospital.
Referrals are prioritised on receipt as urgent or routine, based on the information provided.

Comments

If you have attended the Physiotherapy Department as an outpatient and wish to give us feedback on your experience please download the form below, complete and return to Physiotherapy Manager, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8

Physiotherapy Department Comment Card (PDF 48Kb)

Further Contact Details (PDF 25Kb)