Speech Pathology

Children are seen following community or internal referral.
Specific services include:

• Assessment
• Individual or group therapy
• Development Assessment Clinic
• Learning Difficulties Clinic

 
Adult Acute & Subacute Services

Speech Pathology is viewed as an integral part of the service profile in the acute, inpatient and community rehabilitation services.

Clinicians provide timely and effective assessment and management of patients with swallowing and communication difficulties as well as providing appropriate support to carers/families and staff.

Adult Speech Pathology Services are broadly located as follows:

• Western Hospital - acute services
• Williamstown Hospital - acute, aged care inpatients and sub-acute ambulatory care services
• Sunshine Hospital - acute, aged care inpatients, inpatient rehabilitation, sub-acute ambulatory care services

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Speech Pathologists assist children and adults who have
difficulties with communication and swallowing caused by
illness, injury or developmental conditions.

At Western Health there are 19 Speech Pathologists in the
Speech Pathology Department, lead by the Speech Pathology Manager. Clinicians are divided into 3 clinical streams,
providing services across the 3 hospital campuses:

• Paediatrics
• Acute adults
• Sub-acute adults

Services are generally available:

               Monday to Friday,  8.00am to 4.30pm.

 

Areas of Services:

Paediatric Services

Paediatric Speech Pathology is a significant component of the multidisciplinary team within the Women's & Children's Allied
Health Unit at Sunshine Hospital.

This is primarily a community outpatient service and is
available to pre-school children with a range of communication
and eating/drinking difficulties who live within the western
region and who do not have access to more appropriate local services.

Inpatient services are provided to babies in the Special Care
Nursery and children up to 16 years of age.