A limb or a brace is only part of recovery. Life after amputation or with a disability brings questions about money, work, family and confidence. Our social work team helps patients and families through all of it.
For many patients, the hardest part of limb loss is not physical. We counsel patients working through grief, anxiety, low confidence or trouble accepting a prosthesis or brace, and sit with family members too, so they understand the condition and can support recovery at home.
Most families do not know what help they are entitled to. We look at each patient's situation and connect them with government disability schemes, financial assistance, insurance claims and vocational training. When the paperwork gets difficult, we go along to the office and help complete it.
Meeting someone who has walked the same road changes everything. We run peer groups where amputees and their families meet others living well with a prosthesis, hold disability-rights awareness sessions, and join camps that bring assessment and fitment to areas with no such services nearby.
Deserving cases are supported with limbs and calipers at reduced cost, assessed case by case and subject to available sponsorships and charitable support. Individuals, trusts and organisations can sponsor a limb; every contribution goes toward materials and fitment for a specific patient.
Our counsellors work alongside the orthopaedic professionals, physiotherapists and doctors treating each patient, so the plan covers more than the device: getting back to work, managing at home, and staying well. Progress is reviewed at every follow-up visit, and each case is documented carefully and kept confidential.
If someone in your family or neighbourhood needs a prosthesis or caliper and cannot arrange one, call or write to us with their basic details. We will assess the case and guide the family on what to do next.